Costa Rica's forest cover rose from 56.5 % in 1994 to 60.4 % in 2023.
Costa Rica · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Costa Rica's forest area rose from 28,873 km in 1994 to 30,840 km in 2023.
Costa Rica's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 27.6 % in 2013 to 26.6 % in 2025.
Costa Rica's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 41.0 % in 1994 to 33.1 % in 2023.
Costa Rica's arable land (% of land area) fell from 4.5 % in 1994 to 3.3 % in 2023.
Air
Costa Rica's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 20.1 in 1994 to 17.7 in 2023.
Water
Costa Rica's water stress rose from 2.1 % in 2012 to 3.1 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
29th of 181 · 14th in Latin America
Costa Rica's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 33,557 in 1993 to 22,236 in 2022.
Access
Costa Rica's safe drinking water rose from 76.6 % in 2000 to 80.5 % in 2024.
Costa Rica's safe sanitation rose from 24.0 % in 2000 to 26.3 % in 2024.