Tree Cover Loss in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Tree Cover Loss was 7,512 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Tree Cover Loss in Costa Rica, 2001–2025
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 7,512 hectares for tree cover loss in 2025.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and up 127.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in Costa Rica peaked at 22,427 hectares in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3,302 hectares, in 2015.
Costa Rica ranks 95th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tree Cover Loss in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15,483 hectares | — |
| 2002 | 13,300 hectares | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 8,279 hectares | -37.8% |
| 2004 | 9,766 hectares | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 16,535 hectares | +69.3% |
| 2006 | 10,058 hectares | -39.2% |
| 2007 | 11,464 hectares | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 21,891 hectares | +91.0% |
| 2009 | 22,427 hectares | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 13,178 hectares | -41.2% |
| 2011 | 10,504 hectares | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 10,388 hectares | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 7,789 hectares | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 10,910 hectares | +40.1% |
| 2015 | 3,302 hectares | -69.7% |
| 2016 | 13,843 hectares | +319.2% |
| 2017 | 22,051 hectares | +59.3% |
| 2018 | 12,334 hectares | -44.1% |
| 2019 | 11,489 hectares | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 8,249 hectares | -28.2% |
| 2021 | 7,851 hectares | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 8,563 hectares | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 9,050 hectares | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 8,299 hectares | -8.3% |
| 2025 | 7,512 hectares | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,356 hectares | 8,279 hectares | 22,427 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 11,579 hectares | 3,302 hectares | 22,051 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,254 hectares | 7,512 hectares | 9,050 hectares | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 672.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2027 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.37 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.37 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss in Costa Rica?
- Tree cover loss in Costa Rica was 7,512 hectares in 2025, according to Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA).
- What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 22,427 hectares in 2009.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,302 hectares in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for tree cover loss?
- Costa Rica ranks 95th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tree cover loss rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as part of Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.