Environment in Costa Rica

2,548 indicators covering environment for Costa Rica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Quantity -4,215 m3 2018 down 210,850.0% 143rd
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Value 47 1000 USD 2018 up 571.4% 26th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production 2,800 t 2016 unchanged 44th
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 42.7% 2025 up 0.0% 94th
Agriculture-driven deforestation 7,308 hectares 2024 down 27.2% 49th
Herbicides — Import value 24,989 1000 USD 2006 up 43.9% 54th
Disinfectants, etc — Import value 5,964 1000 USD 2006 down 10.6% 63rd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 0 t 2016 44th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2016 48th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Production 15,330 t 2024 up 94.9% 28th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity 534 m3 2018 down 81.2% 120th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value 484 1000 USD 2018 down 57.7% 111th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity -240 m3 2018 109th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value -56 1000 USD 2018 down 5,700.0% 55th
China — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 13,956 1000 USD 2018 up 19.9% 70th
Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity 7,771 t 2018 down 75.2% 74th
Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Value 4,861 1000 USD 2018 down 77.7% 79th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -4.28 Mt CO2e 2023 up 7.2% 97th
Others (adjustment) — Newsprint — Import Quantity -46 t 2018 113th
Others (adjustment) — Newsprint — Import Value -7 1000 USD 2018 100th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 1.61 Mt CO2e 2023 down 83.5% 80th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Quantity 101,577 m3 2018 up 179.7% 60th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Value 46,593 1000 USD 2018 up 104.6% 54th
Ammonium sulphate — Export quantity 593.42 t 2024 down 23.6% 57th
Ammonium sulphate — Export value 182.35 1000 USD 2024 down 29.3% 61st
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Quantity 17,783 m3 2018 60th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Value -8,217 1000 USD 2018 143rd
Watermelons — Gross Production Value 27.40 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 133.5% 18th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Export quantity 76 t 2024 down 64.7% 87th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Export value 98 1000 USD 2024 up 104.2% 76th
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value 4,798 1000 USD 2008 up 150.0% 76th
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 5.9% 2023 up 39.7% 119th
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient 115.06 2024 up 1,006.6% 18th
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Import Quantity 51 m3 2018 down 10.5% 116th
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Import Value 313 1000 USD 2018 up 219.4% 92nd
Other NP compounds — Export quantity 2.98 t 2024 down 99.9% 85th
Other NP compounds — Export value 16.75 1000 USD 2024 down 99.0% 75th
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources 5.9% 2023 up 39.7% 112th
China — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 4,474 t 2018 up 42.2% 71st
China — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 6,372 1000 USD 2018 up 132.2% 68th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 0 Mt CO2e 2023 59th
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Import Value 118 1000 USD 2018 20th
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Import Quantity 8 m3 2018 61st
Insecticides — Import quantity 4,899 t 2006 up 76.2% 39th
Germany — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 3,046 1000 USD 2018 up 4.2% 95th
Ammonia, anhydrous — Export quantity 5.37 t 2024 down 64.6% 73rd
Ammonia, anhydrous — Export value 16.14 1000 USD 2024 down 29.9% 74th
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Export quantity 709.63 t 2024 down 75.9% 54th
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Export value 583.1 1000 USD 2024 down 52.6% 55th
Fungicides — Import value 45,169 1000 USD 2006 up 17.0% 30th
Disinfectants, etc — Import quantity 2,589 t 2006 down 86.2% 48th
Herbicides — Import quantity 4,273 t 2006 up 74.0% 52nd
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Import quantity 68 t 2024 up 223.8% 87th
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Import value 112 1000 USD 2024 up 194.7% 79th
Germany — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 1,946 t 2018 down 5.5% 89th
Germany — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 1,614 1000 USD 2018 down 14.9% 94th
Water Use Efficiency 19.02 2023 up 1.3% 88th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 38th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Import quantity 873 t 2024 up 506.2% 40th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Import value 315 1000 USD 2024 up 183.8% 55th