Environment in Costa Rica 2,548 indicators covering environment for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank People not using safely managed drinking water sources 1.00 million people 2024 up 4.4% 71st Drinking water service usage 80.5% 2024 up 0.8% 88th Mules and hinnies — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0 LSU/ha 2023 — 23rd Mules and hinnies — Share in total livestock 0.15 %LSU 2023 down 37.5% 36th Mules and hinnies — Stocks 2,962 LSU 2023 down 6.1% 39th River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.98 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 down 9.1% 93rd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 4.38 Percentage of GDP 2022 down 21.8% 109th Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 4,745 t 2024 down 66.2% 41st Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 2,982 1000 USD 2024 down 50.8% 43rd PK compounds — Import value 1,532 1000 USD 2024 up 205.8% 43rd PK compounds — Import quantity 564.57 t 2024 up 197.8% 55th Sodium nitrate — Import value 861.05 1000 USD 2024 up 438.5% 34th Sodium nitrate — Import quantity 365.41 t 2024 up 133.2% 53rd Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 122,974 million SLC 2024 up 5.9% 33rd Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 238.73 million USD 2024 up 10.6% 71st Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 190.95 million USD 2024 down 15.5% 74th Fertilizers n.e.c. — Export value 21,526 1000 USD 2024 down 4.7% 22nd Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area 10.88 1000 ha 2024 up 39.5% 111th Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land 0.68 % 2024 up 54.5% 104th Fertilizers n.e.c. — Export quantity 33,272 t 2024 down 23.9% 20th Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 1,224 t 2024 down 17.9% 38th Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 1,209 1000 USD 2024 up 127.0% 26th Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre 2.15 t per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 40th Phosphate rock — Import value 33.13 1000 USD 2024 up 17,336.8% 80th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 1.27 % 2024 down 33.5% 100th Phosphate rock — Import quantity 35.72 t 2024 up 178,500.0% 90th Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export quantity 3,317 t 2024 up 86.3% 48th Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export value 2,297 1000 USD 2024 up 87.3% 48th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$ 1,151 million USD 2024 up 32.9% 51st Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$, 2015 prices 909.42 million USD 2024 up 0.3% 53rd Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit 3.06 % 2024 down 22.8% 59th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Ratio of Value Added 0.2917 2024 down 11.5% 41st Prefabricated buildings of wood (export/import) — Import value 659 1000 USD 2024 up 403.1% 72nd Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production 3,867 TJ 2024 down 20.3% 56th Forest rents 0.8% 2021 down 38.7% 64th Water withdrawals per capita 675.12 cubic meters per person 2023 up 29.1% 43rd Superphosphates above 35% — Import quantity 4 t 2024 down 99.7% 128th Superphosphates above 35% — Import value 40.76 1000 USD 2024 down 93.4% 98th Packaging paper and paperboard — Production 133,135 t 2024 down 6.0% 66th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) 20.54 2022 down 6.4% 96th Exported deforestation 1,266 hectares 2023 down 72.6% 50th Imported deforestation 2,303 hectares 2023 down 32.7% 96th Deforestation embedded in trade 1,037 hectares 2023 up 186.7% 100th Consumption-based deforestation per person 5.93 square meters 2023 down 59.6% 60th Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption 3,743 TJ 2024 down 20.9% 54th Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) 3.1 % 2021 up 47.6% 54th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 0.7544 Percentage of GDP 2021 down 38.7% 53rd Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 108.8 Square kilometres 2024 up 39.5% 78th Industrial water withdrawal 245.34 million cubic meters 2023 up 76.5% 79th Watermelons — Gross Production Value 53,197 1000 USD 2024 up 144.0% 37th Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 43,247 1000 USD 2024 up 8.1% 49th Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 6,311 t 2024 down 6.7% 44th Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 10 t 2016 down 73.0% 90th Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 19 1000 USD 2016 up 58.3% 87th Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 7,039 t 2024 up 5.9% 60th Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 39,791 1000 USD 2024 up 4.4% 62nd Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 8,951 t 2024 up 183.5% 43rd Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 27,555 1000 USD 2024 up 153.1% 49th Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 5,123 t 2024 down 41.7% 45th Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 44,523 1000 USD 2024 down 22.3% 46th ← Previous Page 23 of 43 Next →