Environment in Costa Rica 2,548 indicators covering environment for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications 0 Patents 2023 down 100.0% 73rd Prefabricated buildings of wood (export/import) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 113th 15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management 35.53 1000 ha 2024 down 35.3% 67th Watermelons — Gross Production Value 12.78 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 7.1% 17th Total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient 14.93 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 19.6% 82nd Case materials — Production 130,251 t 2024 down 4.9% 57th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 4 t 2016 down 100.0% 116th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import value 10 1000 USD 2016 down 99.9% 110th Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity 3,385 t 2024 down 13.3% 7th Hazardous pesticides — Import value 13,775 1000 USD 2024 down 19.2% 7th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 1,762 Hectares 2020 down 3.2% 113th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 244.5 Hectares 2020 up 8.7% 124th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 561.5 Hectares 2020 up 4.0% 113th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 3,035 Hectares 2020 up 5.7% 84th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 5,106 Hectares 2020 unchanged 115th Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export quantity 6 t 2024 — 82nd Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export value 13 1000 USD 2024 up 1,200.0% 71st Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 109.62 Square kilometres 2023 up 48.1% 79th Urea — Export quantity 2,916 t 2024 down 43.3% 63rd Urea — Export value 1,514 1000 USD 2024 down 26.8% 64th Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants 1 Patents 2022 — 49th Wood residues — Production 275,929 m3 2024 up 430.6% 48th Wood chips, particles and residues — Production 383,732 m3 2024 up 637.9% 58th Freshwater Fish — Import quantity 31 1000 t 2023 up 55.0% 44th Freshwater Fish — Domestic supply quantity 36 1000 t 2023 up 28.6% 75th Freshwater Fish — Food 36 1000 t 2023 up 28.6% 74th Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity 7.14 kg/cap 2023 up 19.6% 24th Total donations received for biodiversity conservation 115.06 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 up 1,006.4% 16th Freshwater Fish — Food supply 11.16 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 11.7% 37th Freshwater Fish — Food supply 20,794 million Kcal 2023 up 20.9% 82nd Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 1.6 g/cap/d 2023 up 11.9% 35th Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 2,975 t 2023 up 20.8% 81st Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 0.53 g/cap/d 2023 up 10.4% 38th Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 992.23 t 2023 up 21.1% 83rd Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 91st Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2016 down 100.0% 94th Freshwater Fish — Production 20 1000 t 2023 down 25.9% 80th Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 14 1000 t 2023 down 30.0% 51st Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 39.5% 2025 up 0.3% 145th Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 36.4% 2025 up 0.4% 118th Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 50.9% 2025 up 0.0% 85th Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 42.7% 2025 up 0.0% 98th Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 36.4% 2025 up 0.5% 127th Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 39.5% 2025 up 0.3% 155th Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 50.9% 2025 up 0.0% 90th Wood pellets — Import quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 134th Wood pellets — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 137th NPK fertilizers — Export quantity 19,350 t 2024 up 11.5% 41st NPK fertilizers — Export value 13,200 1000 USD 2024 up 60.1% 41st Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 18 t 2024 down 99.7% 141st Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 27 1000 USD 2024 down 98.6% 126th Bagasse — Energy production 7,719 TJ 2024 down 32.6% 31st Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 184.48 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 34.0% 122nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 47.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 35.8% 93rd Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 18 t 2024 down 99.7% 121st Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 27 1000 USD 2024 down 98.6% 112th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2016 down 100.0% 142nd Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export quantity 0 m3 2016 down 100.0% 146th Agriculture area certified organic — Area 10.08 1000 ha 2024 up 29.3% 96th Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity 1 m3 2024 — 88th ← Previous Page 24 of 43 Next →