Environment in Costa Rica 2,527 indicators covering environment for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Solid biofuels — Energy production 17,175 TJ 2024 down 37.7% 113th Fuelwood — Energy production 5,589 TJ 2024 down 50.3% 126th Chemical wood pulp — Export quantity 299 t 2024 up 550.0% 80th Chemical wood pulp — Export value 308 1000 USD 2024 up 422.0% 72nd Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 40.6% 51st Asses — Stocks 7,334 An 2023 down 9.5% 79th Asses — Amount excreted in manure 160,079 kg 2023 down 9.5% 76th Asses — Manure left on pasture 158,478 kg 2023 down 9.5% 75th Asses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 31,696 kg 2023 down 9.5% 75th Asses — Manure left on pasture that leaches 47,544 kg 2023 down 9.5% 75th Asses — Manure management 1,601 kg 2023 down 9.5% 79th Asses — Losses from manure treated 0 kg 2023 — 1st Asses — Manure applied to soils 1,601 kg 2023 down 9.5% 79th Asses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 320.16 kg 2023 down 9.5% 79th Asses — Manure applied to soils that leaches 480.24 kg 2023 down 9.5% 79th Veneer sheets — Production 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 134th Recovered paper — Export value 16,330 1000 USD 2024 up 8.2% 48th Recovered paper — Export quantity 75,410 t 2024 down 0.4% 56th Total Bioenergy — Energy production 17,826 TJ 2024 down 36.9% 112th Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import quantity 133 t 2024 down 24.0% 84th Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import value 329 1000 USD 2024 down 5.7% 72nd Solid biofuels — Energy consumption 16,346 TJ 2024 down 37.5% 108th Municipal water withdrawal 1.11 billion cubic meters 2023 up 86.2% 49th Fuelwood — Energy consumption 5,407 TJ 2024 down 51.1% 119th Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption 16,354 TJ 2024 down 37.5% 109th Asses — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0 LSU/ha 2023 — 42nd Asses — Share in total livestock 0.18 %LSU 2023 down 40.0% 76th Asses — Stocks 3,667 LSU 2023 down 9.5% 77th Household and sanitary papers — Import quantity 102 t 2024 down 99.4% 205th Household and sanitary papers — Import value 335 1000 USD 2024 down 98.5% 186th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.1336 Mt CO2e 2024 down 16.3% 65th Pulp for paper — Import value, per square kilometre 0.2413 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 31.8% 47th Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.2397 t per square kilometre 2023 down 1.4% 49th Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution 17.7 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 7.1% 100th Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate -39.5 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,306.0% 137th Charcoal — Energy production 74.64 TJ 2024 up 58.8% 102nd Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export quantity 299 t 2024 up 550.0% 69th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export value 308 1000 USD 2024 up 422.0% 62nd Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 29,914 Square kilometres 2023 up 5.0% 78th Wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre 0.2313 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 32.1% 48th Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.2369 t per square kilometre 2023 down 1.0% 50th Land use hidden — Forest 30,840 Square kilometres 2023 up 5.6% 83rd Land use hidden — Planted Forest 926 Square kilometres 2023 up 27.5% 82nd Wood residues — Import quantity 6 m3 2024 down 45.5% 150th Wood residues — Import value 6 1000 USD 2024 down 85.4% 132nd Watermelons — Gross Production Index Number 80.83 2024 up 7.1% 91st Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number 76.05 2024 down 0.5% 90th Industrial roundwood — Production, per capita 0.2138 m3 per person 2024 down 25.2% 49th Charcoal — Energy consumption 27.61 TJ 2024 down 41.3% 137th Annual freshwater withdrawals 3.45 billion billion cubic meters 2022 up 47.4% 75th Pulp for paper — Production 171,000 t 2024 down 3.8% 48th Graphic papers — Production 111,626 t 2024 up 6.1% 52nd Household and sanitary papers — Production 3,424 t 2024 down 38.9% 90th Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.1943 m3 per person 2024 down 26.7% 31st Industrial roundwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 56.7% 81st Wood residues — Export quantity 191 m3 2024 up 9,450.0% 73rd Wood residues — Export value 74 1000 USD 2024 up 957.1% 67th Wood fuel — Export quantity 0 m3 2016 down 100.0% 152nd Wood fuel — Export value 0 1000 USD 2016 down 100.0% 151st Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 57.5% 67th ← Previous Page 17 of 43 Next →