Deforestation tables and charts for Costa Rica

Deforestation data for Costa Rica , 1990-2005. Costa Rica 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 2,391,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 46.8
Other wooded land (hectares): 10000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares): 5,110,000

Forest Area

Classification	Area			Annual change rate				Total change
Period	1990	2000	2005	1990-2000	1990-2000	2000-2005	2000-2005	1990-2005	1990-2005	1990s vs 2000s
Units	ha	ha	ha	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	%
Total forest area	2,564,000	2,376,000	2,391,000	-19000	-0.8	3000	0.1	-173,000	-6.75	-112.5
Other wooded land	15000	10000	10000	-500	-3.33	0	0	-5,000	-33.33	-100
Primary forests	255000	180000	180000	-7,500	-2.94	0	0	-75000	-29.41	-100
Plantations		3000	4000	-		200	6.67

Chart: Forest cover in Costa Rica, 1990-2005


Chart: Other wooded land cover in Costa Rica, 1990-2005


Chart: Primary forest cover in Costa Rica 1990-2005


All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)