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Geography>
Costa Rica
Surface area (square km)
51,100
(2021)
[29/38countries]
Land area (sq. km)
51,060
(2021)
[29/38countries]
Agricultural land (% of land area)
35.5%
(2021)
[25/38countries]
Forest area (sq. km)
30,512
(2021)
[24/38countries]
Forest area (% of land area)
59.8%
(2021)
[6/38countries]
Coastline (km)
1,290
(2019)
[24/38countries]
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
2.0%
(2015)
[22/32countries]
Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius)
24.8
(1961-1990)
[1/38countries]
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)
2,926
(2020)
[2/38countries]
Biodiversity>
Costa Rica
Bird species, threatened
27
(2018)
[9/38countries]
Fish species, threatened
64
(2018)
[10/38countries]
Mammal species, threatened
11
(2018)
[13/38countries]
Plant species (higher), threatened
143
(2018)
[5/38countries]
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
27.6%
(2018)
[12/38countries]
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
0.8%
(2018)
[28/32countries]
Animals, environment and mankind>
Costa Rica
Environment and economy>
Costa Rica
Environmental protection>
Costa Rica
Environmental Performance Index (world ranking)
39
(2024)
[32/38countries]
CO2 and climate change>
Costa Rica
CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes)
6,967
(2020)
[36/38countries]
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tonnes)
1.36
(2020)
[38/38countries]
CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP)
0.063
(2020)
[36/38countries]
Energy>
Costa Rica
Coal supply per capita (kg)
0
(2020)
[32/32countries]
Electric power supply per capita (kWh)
2,193
(2020)
[31/32countries]
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, % of total
1.9%
(2020)
[31/32countries]
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources, % of total
70.6%
(2020)
[2/31countries]
Nuclear and radioactivity>
Costa Rica
Environmental pollution>
Costa Rica
Waste and cleanness>
Costa Rica
Municipal waste (kg per capita)
313
(2021)
[35/36countries]
Municipal waste, % of recycling
4
(2021)
[34/35countries]
Proportion of population using safely-managed sanitation services (%)
30%
(2020)
[37/38countries]