Environment in Costa Rica

2,507 indicators covering environment for Costa Rica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 3.20 million m3 2024 down 3.8% 84th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 2024 103rd
Wood fuel — Production 3.20 million m3 2024 down 3.8% 98th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 4.20 million m3 2024 down 8.6% 99th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production 100,000 m3 2024 unchanged 97th
Roundwood — Export value 21,452 1000 USD 2024 down 25.3% 65th
Roundwood — Export quantity 120,186 m3 2024 down 3.0% 60th
Roundwood — Import value 1,567 1000 USD 2024 up 775.4% 103rd
Roundwood — Import quantity 2,861 m3 2024 up 66.9% 134th
Roundwood — Production 4.30 million m3 2024 down 8.4% 115th
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 64,290 1000 USD 2024 down 9.2% 109th
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 495,739 1000 USD 2024 up 4.8% 82nd
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 1.98 % 2024 down 11.3% 122nd
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 3.33 % 2024 down 23.0% 136th
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 1.98 % 2024 down 11.3% 111th
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth -2.17 % 2024 down 117.5% 203rd
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 4.09 % 2024 down 19.0% 128th
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 3.56 % 2024 down 27.1% 141st
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.09 % 2024 down 19.0% 137th
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 3.56 % 2024 down 27.1% 145th
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 3,117 million USD 2024 up 13.4% 113th
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 1.67 million million SLC 2024 up 13.4% 46th
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 3,397 million USD 2024 up 33.6% 116th
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 1.75 million million SLC 2024 up 27.8% 59th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 29.32 % 2024 up 29.2% 69th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 159.6 1000 ha 2024 up 27.7% 103rd
Inland waters — Area 4 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 169th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 20.67 % 2024 down 14.5% 87th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 65.75 % 2024 down 4.9% 78th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,045 1000 ha 2024 down 15.3% 120th
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.74 % 2024 up 32.8% 49th
Permanent crops — Area 377.21 1000 ha 2024 up 18.2% 74th
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.52 % 2024 down 19.1% 211th
Arable land — Area 167.13 1000 ha 2024 down 28.0% 163rd
Cropland — Area per capita 0.11 ha/cap 2024 down 8.3% 156th
Cropland — Share in Land area 10.77 % 2024 down 0.2% 155th
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 34.25 % 2024 up 10.9% 178th
Cropland — Area 544.35 1000 ha 2024 down 1.2% 150th
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,930 USD_PPP/ha 2024 up 17.0% 34th
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 31.43 % 2024 down 10.1% 140th
Agricultural land — Area 1,589 1000 ha 2024 down 11.0% 147th
Agriculture — Area 1,670 1000 ha 2024 down 6.4% 147th
Land area — Area 5,056 1000 ha 2024 down 1.0% 147th
Country area — Area 5,110 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 148th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 22.41 g/Int$ 2024 up 180.1% 7th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 20.34 kg/cap 2024 up 171.2% 8th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 185 kg/ha 2024 up 184.9% 2nd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 104,337 t 2024 up 191.6% 32nd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 109,315 t 2024 up 177.0% 39th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.15 g/Int$ 2024 up 29.7% 83rd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.67 kg/cap 2024 up 25.5% 44th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.05 kg/ha 2024 up 36.8% 25th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 23,976 t 2024 up 35.2% 80th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 27,141 t 2024 up 24.0% 72nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 22.78 g/Int$ 2024 up 30.7% 58th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 20.68 kg/cap 2024 up 26.5% 32nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 194.91 kg/ha 2024 up 37.8% 7th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 106,098 t 2024 up 36.2% 71st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 5,445 t 2024 down 27.5% 85th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 111,544 t 2024 up 31.4% 67th