Environment in Costa Rica 2,571 indicators covering environment for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Canada — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 2,233 1000 USD 2018 down 77.9% 64th Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 6,823 t 2024 up 18.9% 28th Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 26,737 1000 USD 2024 up 3.8% 36th Mercury compounds etc. excl. amalgams — Import quantity 0.0405 t 2023 down 71.7% 82nd Mercury compounds etc. excl. amalgams — Import value 6.69 1000 USD 2023 down 11.3% 70th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 50th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2016 down 100.0% 49th Potassium nitrate — Export value 35.68 1000 USD 2021 down 80.0% 45th Potassium nitrate — Export quantity 41.25 t 2021 down 65.5% 37th NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use 24,393 t 2011 down 10.5% 52nd Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Quantity 81 m3 2018 down 46.0% 99th Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Value 20 1000 USD 2018 down 62.3% 106th Insecticides — Export value 7,544 1000 USD 2006 up 83.0% 40th Austria — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 1,289 t 2018 up 0.7% 79th Austria — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 1,153 1000 USD 2018 down 38.1% 79th India — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 67 1000 USD 2018 up 252.6% 115th Finland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 8,279 t 2018 up 258.7% 68th Finland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 7,008 1000 USD 2018 up 272.6% 69th Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 8.38 % 2023 up 257.5% 18th Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 8.38 % 2023 up 257.5% 18th Total FAO — Plywood — Export Value 323 1000 USD 2018 down 65.2% 88th Total FAO — Plywood — Export Quantity 202 m3 2018 down 77.8% 94th Watermelons — Producer Price 516,667 LCU 2024 up 158.3% 9th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) 174.66 million USD 2024 down 22.2% 66th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) 112,482 million SLC 2024 down 2.6% 21st Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) 218.37 million USD 2024 up 1.8% 63rd China — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 13,454 1000 USD 2018 up 1,348.2% 67th Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Quantity -15 m3 2018 down 1,600.0% 108th Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Value -62 1000 USD 2018 — 100th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) 0.78 % 2024 down 44.7% 77th Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 15.62 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 23.1% 102nd Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Export Value 110 1000 USD 2018 up 900.0% 39th Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Export Quantity -32 m3 2018 down 3,300.0% 113th Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group 0.9119 kilograms 2023 down 37.5% 34th Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 1,628 1000 ha 2019 — 84th Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 65.55 1000 ha 2019 — 107th Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 34.54 1000 ha 2019 — 120th Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 58.04 1000 ha 2019 — 96th Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 31.35 1000 ha 2019 — 123rd Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 38.72 1000 ha 2019 — 91st Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 3,420 m3 2018 down 86.6% 68th Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 656 1000 USD 2018 down 82.7% 70th Thailand — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 16 t 2018 down 60.0% 127th Thailand — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 16 1000 USD 2018 down 46.7% 128th Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 6,799 t 2024 up 45.3% 21st Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 34,097 1000 USD 2024 up 21.7% 30th Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 1 t 2016 — 44th Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 3 1000 USD 2016 — 45th Republic of Korea — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 478 1000 USD 2018 up 94.3% 68th India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 21 t 2018 up 50.0% 122nd India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 34 1000 USD 2018 up 78.9% 117th Belgium — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 1,045 t 2018 down 58.2% 68th Belgium — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 1,133 1000 USD 2018 down 33.1% 66th Share of plastic waste exports 0.1% 2023 up 86.1% 57th Russian Federation — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 733 1000 USD 2018 up 130.5% 102nd Brazil — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 6,359 t 2018 down 26.3% 36th Brazil — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 7,096 1000 USD 2018 down 31.3% 35th Superphosphates above 35% — Export quantity 14.52 t 2006 — 54th Superphosphates above 35% — Export value 4.51 1000 USD 2006 — 57th Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous 63 m3 2018 — 32nd ← Previous Page 30 of 43 Next →