Environment in Costa Rica 2,548 indicators covering environment for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical (export/import) 271 m3 2024 — 88th Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity 6 m3 2024 down 88.9% 185th Wood chips, particles and residues — Import value 12 1000 USD 2024 down 88.7% 170th Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical (export/import) 169 1000 USD 2024 — 79th Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Import quantity 18,906 t 2024 down 60.2% 98th Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Import value 22,877 1000 USD 2024 down 24.1% 96th Composite paper and paperboard (export/import) — Export value 21 1000 USD 2024 down 87.9% 87th Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population 100.0% 2024 up 0.1% 1st Share of urban population using at least basic water services 99.8% 2024 up 0.2% 50th Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas 99.8% 2024 up 0.2% 50th Secondary processed wood products (export/import) — Import value 98,685 1000 USD 2024 up 96.5% 83rd Secondary processed wood products (export/import) — Export value 15,780 1000 USD 2024 down 53.2% 95th Wooden furniture (export/import) — Import value 74,384 1000 USD 2024 up 110.4% 81st Wooden furniture (export/import) — Export value 6,438 1000 USD 2024 up 3.5% 88th Wood, pulp and paper products (export/import) — Import value 959,821 1000 USD 2024 up 33.1% 75th Wood, pulp and paper products (export/import) — Export value 169,979 1000 USD 2024 down 4.5% 91st Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services 100 % 2024 up 1.0% 1st Further processed sawnwood, coniferous (export/import) — Export value 55 1000 USD 2024 down 75.3% 83rd Total fibre furnish — Production, per capita 0.0548 t per person 2024 down 9.3% 37th Total fibre furnish — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.5% 31st Further processed sawnwood, non-coniferous (export/import) — Export 1,167 1000 USD 2024 up 226.0% 68th Further processed sawnwood (export/import) — Export value 1,222 1000 USD 2024 up 110.3% 81st Emissions of ozone-depleting substances 0 ODP tonnes 2021 — 1st Consumption of ozone-depleting substances 3.28 ODP tonnes 2021 down 97.4% 77th Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 100.0% 2024 up 0.8% 1st Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 99.8% 2024 up 0.9% 62nd People using at least a basic drinking water source 5.12 million people 2024 up 8.6% 118th People not using improved drinking water sources 0 people 2024 down 100.0% 182nd Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 182nd Share of the population using improved water sources 100.0% 2024 up 0.8% 1st Special coated paper and pulp products (export/import) — Export value 3,605 1000 USD 2024 down 8.7% 61st Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 13.65 Mt CO2e 2023 down 29.1% 117th Wooden wrapping and packaging material (export/import) — Export value 6,587 1000 USD 2024 down 71.0% 62nd Composite paper and paperboard (export/import) — Import value 2,953 1000 USD 2024 up 0.6% 50th Printing and writing papers, coated — Import quantity 9,155 t 2024 down 40.7% 98th Printing and writing papers, coated — Import value 14,450 1000 USD 2024 down 6.3% 88th Builder's joinery and carpentry of wood (export/import) — Export value 166 1000 USD 2024 down 85.4% 127th Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Export 383 1000 USD 2024 down 38.2% 87th Household and sanitary paper, ready for use (export/import) — Export 5,568 1000 USD 2024 down 60.5% 74th Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity 191 m3 2024 down 23.0% 94th Wood chips, particles and residues — Export value 74 1000 USD 2024 up 15.6% 82nd Other manufactured wood products (export/import) — Export value 984 1000 USD 2024 down 60.7% 88th Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Import quantity 397 t 2024 down 80.0% 127th Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Import value 1,089 1000 USD 2024 down 46.7% 104th Further processed sawnwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import value 759 1000 USD 2024 up 11.0% 83rd Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 99.6% 2024 up 3.1% 44th People in rural areas not using an improved water source 0 people 2024 down 100.0% 138th Grassland — Area from MODIS 378.65 1000 ha 2024 up 21.7% 125th Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS 35.69 1000 ha 2024 down 28.7% 137th Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 49.47 1000 ha 2024 up 7.7% 102nd Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS 4,600 1000 ha 2024 down 1.2% 76th Mangroves — Area from MODIS 68.17 1000 ha 2024 up 0.6% 41st Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS 2.12 1000 ha 2024 down 39.3% 93rd Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 4.02 1000 ha 2024 up 12.0% 141st Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS 0.06 1000 ha 2024 up 200.0% 180th Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 — 46th Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS 44.04 1000 ha 2024 down 0.3% 131st Temporary crops — Area 119.63 1000 ha 2024 down 35.2% 158th Temporary fallow — Area 47.5 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 130th Temporary meadows and pastures — Area 0 1000 ha 2024 — 187th ← Previous Page 20 of 43 Next →