Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
103.05 MtCO₂ was the greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation due to agricultural expansion in Costa Rica between 2001 and 2022 (GFW, 2024).
1.17 Gt is the total carbon storage in Costa Rica, with most of the carbon stored in soil (GFW, 2024).
6.53 MtCO₂e/yr was the average annual greenhouse gas emissions due to deforestation caused by the expansion of the agricultural frontier between 2001 and 2022 in Costa Rica (GFW, 2024).
11.1 MtCO₂e/year was the net carbon sequestration of Costa Rica's forests between 2001-2022, after emitting 6.46 MtCO₂e/year and removing -17.6 MtCO₂e/year (GF2, 2024).
Oil palm accounts for 1.3% (68.4 kha) of the total estimated agroforestry plantation coverage in Costa Rica (GFW, 2024).
0.25% (9.17 kha) of Costa Rica's land cover corresponds to agricultural land and 5.3% to pasture (196 kha) (GFW, 2024).
91.8 kha (-2.4%) was the net loss of tree cover in Costa Rica between 2000 and 2020 (GFW, 2024).
29.8 kha of primary rainforest was lost in Costa Rica between 2002 and 2023, representing a reduction of 11% (GFW, 2023).
7.76 kha of natural forest was lost in Costa Rica in 2023, after having 3.73 Mha in 2010, which represented 76% of its land area (GFW, 2024).
76% of the surface in Costa Rica is composed of natural forest covering 3.73 Mha (GFW, 2024).
