Environment in Costa Rica 2,548 indicators covering environment for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 1.63 % 2021 up 20.7% 56th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 0.19 % 2021 down 13.6% 61st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely 0 % 2021 — 82nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0 % 2021 — 98th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered 83.02 % 2021 down 1.6% 38th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 1,535 km2 2021 up 14.4% 29th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 98.2 km2 2021 up 50.8% 73rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 109.8 km2 2021 up 5.5% 45th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 19,736 km2 2021 down 1.0% 49th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 381 km2 2021 up 21.9% 42nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 43 km2 2021 down 17.3% 52nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 0.2 km2 2021 down 60.0% 83rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 17,453 km2 2021 down 1.7% 32nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial 1,559 km2 2021 up 14.6% 49th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands 107 km2 2021 up 61.6% 97th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Grassland 1,845 km2 2021 up 0.9% 90th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Inland water 110.6 km2 2021 up 5.8% 68th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 22,229 km2 2021 down 0.9% 74th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow 0 km2 2021 — 35th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 390.4 km2 2021 up 20.9% 62nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 44.4 km2 2021 down 16.9% 68th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely 0 km2 2021 — 92nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0.2 km2 2021 down 60.0% 111th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered 19,841 km2 2021 down 1.6% 51st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 7.18 % 2021 up 14.3% 23rd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0.46 % 2021 up 53.3% 91st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0.51 % 2021 up 4.1% 34th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 92.31 % 2021 down 1.0% 85th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 1.78 % 2021 up 21.9% 47th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0.2 % 2021 down 16.7% 51st Oxirane (ethylene oxide) — Import quantity 265.34 t 2024 up 1,052.5% 18th Oxirane (ethylene oxide) — Import value 1,286 1000 USD 2024 up 695.7% 21st Total FAO — Wood pulp — Import Quantity 16,333 t 2018 down 55.5% 66th Total FAO — Wood pulp — Import Value 10,982 1000 USD 2018 down 57.6% 67th Urea — Agricultural Use 80,092 t 2011 up 12.7% 52nd Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous 0 1000 USD 2018 — 49th Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous 104 m3 2018 — 39th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 1,760 km2 2021 up 1.2% 67th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 km2 2021 — 1st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 km2 2021 — 67th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 8.23 % 2021 up 1.1% 87th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 % 2021 — 1st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 % 2021 — 58th Others (adjustment) — Wood pulp — Import Quantity 0 t 2018 down 100.0% 66th Others (adjustment) — Wood pulp — Import Value 1 1000 USD 2018 down 100.0% 66th Indonesia — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 3,792 1000 USD 2018 up 110.9% 68th Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 86th Sweden — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 5,370 t 2018 up 0.7% 71st Sweden — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 4,763 1000 USD 2018 down 11.9% 72nd Netherlands (Kingdom of the) — Paper and paperboard, excluding 565 t 2018 up 79.9% 80th Netherlands (Kingdom of the) — Paper and paperboard, excluding 556 1000 USD 2018 up 60.2% 80th Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, coniferous 0 1000 USD 2018 — 25th China — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 780 m3 2018 down 60.7% 83rd China — Fibreboard — Import Value 631 1000 USD 2018 down 53.0% 78th Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export value 0.23 1000 USD 2024 down 99.0% 77th Land Surface Temperature 27.31 2021 down 0.9% 97th Austria — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 2,255 1000 USD 2018 up 17.1% 79th Brazil — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 11,073 1000 USD 2018 down 8.9% 53rd Spain — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 8,122 1000 USD 2018 up 268.2% 50th Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (central government) 0 million USD 2023 down 100.0% 103rd ← Previous Page 28 of 43 Next →