Protected areas as a share of total territorial area reached 18.9% in 2014 in Costa Rica, according to Faostat. This is 6.16% less than in the previous year.
Historically, protected areas as a share of total territorial area in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 22.6% in 2010 and an all time low of 16.4% in 1990.
Costa Rica has been ranked 39th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of protected areas as a share of total territorial area.
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