Costa Rica
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In 2020, Costa Rica had 2.63 Mha of natural forest, extending over 51% of its land area. In 2023, it lost 3.60 kha of natural forest, equivalent to 5.75 Mt of CO₂ emissions.
Explore interactive charts and maps that summarize key statistics about forests in Costa Rica. Statistics – including rates of forest change, forest extent, drivers of deforestation, and deforestation and fire alerts – can be customized, easily shared and downloaded for offline use.
Primary Forest loss in Costa Rica
Tree cover loss in Costa Rica
Annual tree cover loss by dominant driver in Costa Rica
Location of tree cover loss in Costa Rica
Components of net change in tree cover in Costa Rica
From 2000 to 2020, Costa Rica experienced a net change of -91.8 kha (-2.4%) in tree cover.

  • Stable forest

    3.50 Mha

  • Gain

    57.9 kha

  • Loss

    150 kha

  • Disturbed

    214 kha

The loss total is different from annual tree cover loss, as this data was created using a different method and forest definition. For gross or annual loss information, please see the tree cover loss widget.

Disturbance represents areas that experienced both loss and gain between 2000 and 2020
Tree cover gain in Costa Rica compared to other areas
Tree Cover in Costa Rica
Location of tree cover in Costa Rica
Natural forest in Costa Rica
Weekly Fire Alerts in Costa Rica
Cumulative Fire Alerts in Costa Rica
Tree cover loss due to fires in Costa Rica
Integrated Deforestation alerts in Costa Rica
Fire alerts in Costa Rica
Historical Fire Alerts in Costa Rica

  • Primary forests

  • Tree cover loss

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