Costa Rica

Map of Costa Rica among its neighbours
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Costa Rica Payments for Environmental Services (PSA/FONAFIFO)

National forest conservation PES · Costa Rica

Mangrove extent

Annual estimates from Global Mangrove Watch, 1985–2025.

Estimated extent in 2025
39,282.1 ha
95% bounds
36,638.3–43,053.1 ha
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Annual mangrove extent estimates for Costa Rica
YearEstimated extent (ha)95% lower bound (ha)95% upper bound (ha)
198539,002.236,377.242,746.2
198638,997.336,372.742,741
198738,990.936,366.742,733.9
198839,017.236,391.242,762.7
198939,098.336,466.942,851.6
199039,150.336,515.442,908.6
199139,167.436,531.342,927.3
199239,224.636,584.742,990
199339,304.436,659.143,077.5
199439,484.536,82743,274.8
199539,62536,958.143,428.9
199639,639.936,97243,445.2
199739,589.736,925.243,390.2
199839,500.136,841.643,292
199939,390.736,739.643,172.1
200039,363.336,71443,142.1
200139,293.136,648.643,065.1
200239,27736,633.543,047.4
200339,331.936,684.843,107.7
200439,300.836,655.743,073.6
200539,38136,730.643,161.5
200639,369.436,719.843,148.8
200739,381.636,731.143,162.1
200839,441.736,787.143,228
200939,58436,919.943,383.9
201039,590.236,925.643,390.7
201139,393.936,742.543,175.5
201239,181.236,544.242,942.4
201339,122.136,48942,877.7
201439,280.336,636.643,051
201539,415.936,763.143,199.7
201639,411.236,758.743,194.6
201739,410.736,758.243,194
201839,399.136,747.443,181.3
201939,334.236,686.943,110.1
202039,346.536,698.443,123.6
202139,374.436,724.443,154.3
202239,335.236,687.843,111.3
202339,313.236,667.443,087.2
202439,325.436,678.743,100.5
202539,282.136,638.343,053.1

The publisher adjusted estimates for global classification accuracy. Earlier years include infilling where satellite imagery was sparse. Accuracy varies by place and year. Figures are shown to at most one decimal place.

Bunting, Hilarides, A. Rosenqvist, Oakes, Castro Brandão Vaz dos Santos, Worthington, J. Rosenqvist, Zanaga, Van De Kerchove, Tadono and Kobayashi (2026). Global Mangrove Watch: Timeseries of Mangrove Extent (v4.1.12). Zenodo. (opens another site) CC BY 4.0 (opens another site)

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