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Tree Cover in Costa Rica

From 2001 to 2025, Costa Rica lost 295kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 2.3% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.

Annual Tree Cover Loss by Dominant Driver in Costa Rica

In Costa Rica from 2001 to 2025, 295kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.

Location of Tree Cover Loss in Costa Rica

In Costa Rica, the top 5 regions were responsible for 91.2% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2025. Puntarenas had the most tree cover loss at 78.6kha compared to an average of 42.1 kha.

Puntarenas78.6kha
Alajuela71.0kha
Limón57.8kha
Guanacaste37.4kha
San José23.9kha
Components of net change in tree cover in Costa Rica

From 2000 to 2020, Costa Rica experienced a net change of -91.8 kha (-2.37%) in tree cover.

  • 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

From 2000 to 2020, Costa Rica gained 57.9 kha of tree cover equal to 0.04% of the global total.

Russia37.2Mha
Canada17.0Mha
United States14.0Mha
Brazil8.1Mha
China6.7Mha
Cumulative Fire Alerts In Costa Rica Compared to Other Areas

In Costa Rica there have been 81 VIIRS fire alerts reported so far in 2023 considering high confidence alerts only. This total is high compared to the total for previous years going back to 2023. The most fires recorded in a year was 2016, with 371.

Weekly Fire Alerts In Costa Rica

In Costa Rica the peak fire season typically occurs in March. There were 81 VIIRS fire alerts reported between 22 Jan 2023 and 30 Jul 2023 considering high confidence alerts only.

Historical Fire Alerts In Costa Rica Compared to Other Areas

Between 22 Jan 2023 and 30 Jul 2023 Costa Rica experienced a total of 2,668 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).

Temperature Trends in Costa Rica
Precipitation Trends in Costa Rica
Air Quality Trends in Costa Rica
Air Quality vs Tree Cover Loss Trends

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