Costa Rica - Environment
As far as the environment of Costa Rica is concerned, there have been deforestation and land use change, largely a result of the clearing of land for cattle ranching and agriculture; soil erosion; coastal marine pollution; fisheries protection; solid waste management; air pollution. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Costa Rica
Climate We have tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands
Revenue from forest resources 0.82% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.46 million tons (2014 est.)
Total renewable water resources 113 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 830 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 230 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 2.08 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 14.7 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 8.02 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 5.61 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 37.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 4.9% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 6.7% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 25.5% (2018 est.)
Forest 51.5% (2018 est.)
Other 11.4% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 82.6% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 1.5% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 1.462 million SAN JOSE (capital) (2023).
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Costa Rica is found in Central America