Environment in Costa Rica

2,507 indicators covering environment for Costa Rica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 3,164 t 2024 down 23.5% 68th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.39 % change on previous year 2024 down 40.9% 84th
Roundwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 59.8% 40th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.8% 41st
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 54.5% 98th
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 43.5% 32nd
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person 2024 down 23.5% 141st
Wood-based panels — Production 47,000 m3 2024 up 4.4% 98th
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity 11,410 t 2024 down 7.6% 95th
Chemical wood pulp — Import value 10,059 1000 USD 2024 up 7.7% 93rd
Veneer sheets — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person 2024 down 62.3% 130th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per capita 0.0206 1000 USD per person 2024 up 2.1% 15th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 58.9% 145th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 46.9% 134th
Newsprint — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 91.9% 104th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 93.6% 100th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0077 t per person 2024 up 19.1% 47th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per capita 0.0022 1000 USD per person 2024 down 26.6% 58th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per capita 0.0029 t per person 2024 down 63.0% 61st
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0048 1000 USD per person 2024 up 10.8% 55th
Industrial roundwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 59.8% 37th
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.8% 37th
Plywood and LVL — Export quantity 31 m3 2024 down 89.2% 150th
Plywood and LVL — Export value 37 1000 USD 2024 up 3,600.0% 131st
Watermelons — Area harvested 2,561 ha 2024 up 103.3% 66th
Watermelons — Production 63,140 t 2024 up 7.1% 67th
Wood pulp — Import value, annual growth rate -13.86 % change on previous year 2024 down 385.5% 134th
Pulp for paper — Import value, annual growth rate -14.78 % change on previous year 2024 down 471.4% 148th
Wood pulp — Import quantity, annual growth rate -5.09 % change on previous year 2024 down 491.4% 130th
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, annual growth rate -5.12 % change on previous year 2024 down 556.9% 141st
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita 0.0203 t per person 2024 up 171.0% 7th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita 0.0213 t per person 2024 up 157.4% 11th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita 0.0047 t per person 2024 up 25.6% 38th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per capita 0.0053 t per person 2024 up 15.3% 32nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita 0.0207 t per person 2024 up 26.5% 29th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0.0011 t per person 2024 down 32.6% 59th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita 0.0217 t per person 2024 up 22.1% 31st
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 35th
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre 3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 12.9% 33rd
Sawnwood — Import value, per square kilometre 0.8735 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 22.7% 74th
Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre 2.07 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 17.5% 81st
Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre 0.8949 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 down 6.6% 103rd
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre 0.5724 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 up 57.5% 107th
Aquaculture production (metric tons), per square kilometre 0.3225 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 down 45.7% 53rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 43.0% 99th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 22.1% 63rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 77.4% 149th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 26.9% 71st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 10.5% 118th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 27.3% 49th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 145th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 62.0% 147th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per square 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 43.8% 42nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 23.4% 64th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 99.5% 187th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 2.0% 103rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 21.6% 101st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 8.5% 100th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 141st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 16.1% 115th