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Forest area — Costa Rica

Forest area in Costa Rica in 2023 — 30,840 km². Ranked 90 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 6.1%.

2023 30,840 km² +0.53% vs 2022
World rank 90of 213
Period maximum 30,840 km²2023
Period minimum 28,572 km²2000

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Costa Rica, 1990–202328,00029,00030,00031,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 29,074 km²1991: 29,024 km²1992: 28,974 km²1993: 28,923 km²1994: 28,873 km²1995: 28,823 km²1996: 28,773 km²1997: 28,723 km²1998: 28,673 km²1999: 28,622 km²2000: 28,572 km²2001: 28,586 km²2002: 28,600 km²2003: 28,614 km²2004: 28,628 km²2005: 28,642 km²2006: 28,656 km²2007: 28,670 km²2008: 28,684 km²2009: 28,698 km²2010: 28,712 km²2011: 28,876 km²2012: 29,039 km²2013: 29,203 km²2014: 29,367 km²2015: 29,530 km²2016: 29,694 km²2017: 29,858 km²2018: 30,021 km²2019: 30,185 km²2020: 30,349 km²2021: 30,512 km²2022: 30,676 km²2023: 30,840 km²
Change over the period: +1,766 (+6.07%) Average annual rate: 0.18 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica

Costa Rica 30,840 km²
World 40.35M km²
Latin America & Caribbean 9.25M km²
Central America computed 872,833 km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 12.52M km²
Forest area — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 30,840 +164 +0.53%
2022 30,676 +164 +0.54%
2021 30,512 +164 +0.54%
2020 30,349 +164 +0.54%
2019 30,185 +164 +0.55%
2018 30,021 +164 +0.55%
2017 29,858 +164 +0.55%
2016 29,694 +164 +0.55%
2015 29,530 +164 +0.56%
2014 29,367 +164 +0.56%
2013 29,203 +164 +0.56%
2012 29,039 +164 +0.57%
2011 28,876 +164 +0.57%
2010 28,712 +14 +0.05%
2009 28,698 +14 +0.05%
2008 28,684 +14 +0.05%
2007 28,670 +14 +0.05%
2006 28,656 +14 +0.05%
2005 28,642 +14 +0.05%
2004 28,628 +14 +0.05%
2003 28,614 +14 +0.05%
2002 28,600 +14 +0.05%
2001 28,586 +14 +0.05%
2000 28,572 −50 −0.18%
1999 28,622 −50 −0.18%
1998 28,673 −50 −0.17%
1997 28,723 −50 −0.17%
1996 28,773 −50 −0.17%
1995 28,823 −50 −0.17%
1994 28,873 −50 −0.17%
1993 28,923 −50 −0.17%
1992 28,974 −50 −0.17%
1991 29,024 −50 −0.17%
1990 29,074 — —

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MX Mexico 653,088 HN Honduras 62,964 PA Panama 41,796 GT Guatemala 34,930 NI Nicaragua 31,075 CR Costa Rica 30,840 BZ Belize 12,436 SV El Salvador 5,704
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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