Environment in Costa Rica

2,571 indicators covering environment for Costa Rica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Guatemala — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export 6,557 t 2018 down 49.9% 10th
Guatemala — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Value 4,655 1000 USD 2018 down 30.5% 13th
United States of America — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous 8 m3 2017 down 55.6% 56th
United States of America — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous 2 1000 USD 2017 down 71.4% 63rd
El Salvador — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 4,742 1000 USD 2018 down 25.9% 10th
Viet Nam — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Quantity 779 m3 2018 down 0.9% 29th
Viet Nam — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Value 227 1000 USD 2018 down 40.7% 38th
Chile — Plywood — Import Quantity 1,263 m3 2018 up 107.4% 20th
Chile — Plywood — Import Value 1,180 1000 USD 2018 up 134.1% 19th
Bangladesh — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 60 1000 USD 2018 up 17.6% 46th
Peru — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Quantity 204 t 2014 down 94.4% 34th
Peru — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Value 102 1000 USD 2014 down 91.9% 34th
China — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Export 104,113 m3 2018 up 746.9% 21st
China — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Export 5,518 1000 USD 2018 up 746.3% 21st
Colombia — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 4,196 t 2018 down 30.4% 7th
Colombia — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 3,538 1000 USD 2018 down 44.5% 7th
Electronic waste recycled, per capita 1.36 2023 — 44th
Electronic waste generated 81,000 2023 up 47.3% 19th
Electronic waste generated, per capita 15.39 2023 up 32.0% 15th
Trinidad and Tobago — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 349 1000 USD 2018 up 305.8% 20th
Hazardous waste imported 11,410 2022 up 9.9% 34th
India — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous tropical (export/import) 104,834 m3 2018 up 544.3% 7th
Ecuador — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Quantity 8,364 t 2018 up 55,660.0% 14th
Ecuador — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Value 4,460 1000 USD 2018 up 222,900.0% 17th
India — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous tropical (export/import) 16,306 1000 USD 2018 up 474.8% 6th
Unspecified Area — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity 2 m3 2018 down 77.8% 52nd
Unspecified Area — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value 0 1000 USD 2018 down 100.0% 56th
Ecuador — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity 16 m3 2018 down 42.9% 28th
Ecuador — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value 56 1000 USD 2018 up 460.0% 32nd
Paraguay — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 388 1000 USD 2018 — 17th
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) — Forest products (export/import) 61 1000 USD 2016 up 662.5% 27th
Switzerland — Plywood — Export Quantity 4 m3 2017 down 50.0% 36th
Switzerland — Plywood — Export Value 10 1000 USD 2017 down 63.0% 36th
El Salvador — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export 540 t 2018 up 23.9% 26th
El Salvador — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Value 1,202 1000 USD 2018 up 34.8% 20th
Dominican Republic — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 11 t 2018 down 91.5% 40th
Dominican Republic — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 43 1000 USD 2018 down 80.5% 40th
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous 5 m3 2018 down 58.3% 43rd
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous 1 1000 USD 2018 down 85.7% 44th
Jamaica — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 8 1000 USD 2018 up 300.0% 46th
Panama — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Quantity 913 t 2018 up 336.8% 12th
Panama — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Value 1,070 1000 USD 2018 up 172.3% 11th
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) — Paper and paperboard, excluding 13 t 2011 up 225.0% 33rd
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) — Paper and paperboard, excluding 16 1000 USD 2011 up 60.0% 35th
Honduras — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 1,708 1000 USD 2018 down 38.3% 14th
Argentina — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 53 m3 2018 down 93.9% 24th
Argentina — Fibreboard — Import Value 23 1000 USD 2018 down 95.6% 28th
Panama — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 460 1000 USD 2018 down 47.8% 9th
Australia — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 39 m3 2017 down 13.3% 23rd
Australia — Fibreboard — Import Value 27 1000 USD 2017 down 93.7% 25th
Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Waste 0.1053 Kilogrammes per person 2024 down 2.6% 25th
Republic of Korea — Plywood — Import Quantity 2 m3 2018 down 97.9% 40th
Republic of Korea — Plywood — Import Value 29 1000 USD 2018 down 75.4% 23rd
Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) 5.26 Kilogrammes per person 2024 up 100.7% 20th
Barbados — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 5 1000 USD 2018 down 84.8% 39th
Land used for aquaculture — Area 0.2347 1000 ha 2024 down 88.8% 17th
Trinidad and Tobago — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 304 t 2018 up 353.7% 16th
Trinidad and Tobago — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 349 1000 USD 2018 up 420.9% 15th
Mexico — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Quantity 49 m3 2018 up 25.6% 23rd
Mexico — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Value 51 1000 USD 2018 up 4.1% 26th