Environment in Costa Rica 2,571 indicators covering environment for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (central government) 0 million USD 2023 down 100.0% 103rd Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (central government) 0 million SLC 2023 down 100.0% 103rd Wood pellets — Export quantity 75 t 2024 down 65.1% 72nd Wood pellets — Export value 96 1000 USD 2024 up 100.0% 64th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Export quantity 1 t 2024 — 87th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Export value 2 1000 USD 2024 — 88th Water accounts - assets — Evaporation and actual evapotranspiration 76.03 Cubic metres 2024 unchanged 20th Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Export value 395.69 1000 USD 2024 down 66.4% 47th Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Export quantity 528 t 2024 down 76.1% 49th Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Export quantity 325.01 t 2024 up 159.3% 42nd Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Export value 317.78 1000 USD 2024 up 125.0% 40th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.43 % 2023 up 33.6% 63rd Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value 198 1000 USD 2008 up 330.4% 70th Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Export value 174.45 1000 USD 2023 up 56.2% 59th Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Export quantity 215.67 t 2023 up 186.8% 57th Indonesia — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 3,658 t 2018 up 54.6% 63rd Indonesia — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 3,792 1000 USD 2018 up 110.9% 63rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 0.0% 2017 — 92nd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 0.0% 2017 — 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 57.7% 2017 down 38.6% 135th Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from waste 2.31 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 26.7% 36th PK compounds — Export quantity 94.47 t 2024 up 12.1% 49th PK compounds — Export value 381.73 1000 USD 2024 up 298.3% 38th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.31 % 2023 up 77.0% 54th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.58 % 2023 down 4.2% 69th Thailand — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 16 1000 USD 2018 down 46.7% 139th Spain — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 3,995 t 2018 up 221.7% 47th Spain — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 4,082 1000 USD 2018 up 128.3% 55th Finland — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 7,011 1000 USD 2018 up 191.8% 72nd Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 3.65 million million SLC 2023 up 18.0% 17th Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 6,820 million USD 2023 up 18.0% 57th Forest certified for sustainable use 35,530 thousands of hectares 2024 down 35.3% 71st Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 35.53 2024 down 35.3% 77th Lakes and rivers permanent water area change 2.5% 2022 up 165.0% 183rd Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 62.7% 2022 up 468.6% 109th Liquid biofuels — Energy production 634.06 TJ 2024 down 10.0% 44th Belgium — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 1,229 1000 USD 2018 down 28.8% 79th ← Previous Page 29 of 43 Next →