Environment in Costa Rica

2,571 indicators covering environment for Costa Rica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Italy — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 51 m3 2017 up 410.0% 38th
Italy — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 28 1000 USD 2017 up 833.3% 35th
Germany — Veneer sheets — Export Quantity 6 m3 2013 down 40.0% 47th
Germany — Veneer sheets — Export Value 45 1000 USD 2013 down 4.3% 44th
Agricultural land area — Organic farming 10,360 Hectares 2024 up 32.3% 39th
Colombia — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 942 1000 USD 2018 down 28.0% 30th
Food and Accommodation Away From Home (FAAFH) — Agriculture, Forestry 72.87 million USD 2015 up 11.6% 46th
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Grassland 0.0233 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 down 46.0% 31st
Coastal waters — Area 1,289 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 8th
Parathion & parathion-methyl — Import quantity 0.0019 t 2018 down 81.0% 35th
Parathion & parathion-methyl — Import value 0.0821 1000 USD 2018 down 67.2% 37th
United States of America — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Quantity 57 m3 2018 up 256.2% 47th
United States of America — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Value 54 1000 USD 2018 up 575.0% 42nd
United States of America — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity 4 m3 2018 down 80.0% 52nd
United States of America — Wood chips and particles — Import Value 7 1000 USD 2018 up 40.0% 50th
China — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous tropical (export/import) 7,563 m3 2018 up 83,933.3% 23rd
China — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous tropical (export/import) 1,782 1000 USD 2018 up 178,100.0% 30th
Chile — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 47 1000 USD 2018 down 90.4% 52nd
Herbicides – Uracil — Agricultural Use 50 t 2011 up 1,566.7% 4th
Romania — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 743 m3 2018 up 2,651.8% 30th
Romania — Fibreboard — Import Value 464 1000 USD 2018 up 2,629.4% 30th
Germany — Plywood — Export Quantity 40 m3 2018 — 45th
Germany — Plywood — Export Value 35 1000 USD 2018 — 47th
Food and Accommodation Away From Home (FAAFH) — Agriculture, Forestry 38,956 million SLC 2015 up 11.6% 13th
Rodenticides – Anti-coagulants — Agricultural Use 0 t 2011 — 12th
Aldicarb, captafol & methamidophos — Import quantity 0.0003 t 2021 down 70.0% 39th
Aldicarb, captafol & methamidophos — Import value 0.2198 1000 USD 2021 down 5.3% 24th
Hazardous waste generated, per unit of GDP 0.0005 2021 unchanged 72nd
Unspecified Area — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 51 m3 2018 down 42.7% 46th
Unspecified Area — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 12 1000 USD 2018 up 71.4% 54th
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment 53,470 2023 up 13,267.5% 47th
Mexico — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Quantity 5 t 2018 down 85.7% 56th
Mexico — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Value 35 1000 USD 2018 up 12.9% 48th
Dominican Republic — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 65 1000 USD 2018 down 83.2% 53rd
Sweden — Plywood — Import Quantity 84 m3 2016 up 7.7% 24th
Sweden — Plywood — Import Value 55 1000 USD 2016 up 41.0% 33rd
Canada — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 12 m3 2015 down 99.2% 51st
Canada — Fibreboard — Import Value 20 1000 USD 2015 down 95.0% 45th
Brazil — Veneer sheets — Import Quantity 26 m3 2008 down 7.1% 33rd
Brazil — Veneer sheets — Import Value 14 1000 USD 2008 down 58.8% 45th
India — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Quantity 53,619 m3 2018 up 1,286.6% 3rd
India — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Value 11,321 1000 USD 2018 up 1,434.0% 6th
Guatemala — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 5,868 1000 USD 2018 down 40.9% 11th
Canada — Plywood — Import Quantity 53 m3 2018 up 65.6% 19th
Canada — Plywood — Import Value 48 1000 USD 2018 down 32.4% 26th
Chile — Wood pulp — Import Quantity 40 t 2018 down 60.8% 55th
Chile — Wood pulp — Import Value 36 1000 USD 2018 down 44.6% 54th
Argentina — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 292 t 2018 up 6.2% 24th
Argentina — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 311 1000 USD 2018 down 58.1% 24th
Unspecified Area — Plywood — Import Quantity 3 m3 2018 down 94.6% 57th
Unspecified Area — Plywood — Import Value 4 1000 USD 2018 down 96.0% 63rd
Switzerland — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Quantity 1 m3 2017 down 85.7% 57th
Switzerland — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Value 3 1000 USD 2017 down 87.0% 53rd
Uruguay — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 66 1000 USD 2017 up 61.0% 55th
Food and Accommodation Away From Home (FAAFH) — Agriculture, Forestry 28.37 % 2015 up 1.8% 5th
Food and Accommodation Away From Home (FAAFH) — Agriculture, Forestry 2.7 % 2015 down 15.3% 29th
Food and Accommodation Away From Home (FAAFH) — Agriculture, Forestry 11,052 million LCU 2015 up 133.9% 12th
Food and Accommodation Away From Home (FAAFH) — Agriculture, Forestry 20.67 million USD 2015 up 109.0% 42nd
Food and Accommodation Away From Home (FAAFH) — Agriculture, Forestry 5 % 2015 down 7.4% 12th
Food and Accommodation Away From Home (FAAFH) — Agriculture, Forestry 2.61 % 2015 down 21.1% 21st