Monitoring of sustainable tourism in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Monitoring of sustainable tourism was 9 tables in 2021. ▲ Rising
Monitoring of sustainable tourism in Costa Rica, 2011–2021
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tables.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 9 tables for monitoring of sustainable tourism in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 800.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monitoring of sustainable tourism in Costa Rica peaked at 9 tables in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1 tables, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Monitoring of sustainable tourism in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tables | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 tables | — |
| 2012 | 9 tables | +800.0% |
| 2013 | 9 tables | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 tables | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 tables | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 tables | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 tables | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 tables | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 tables | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 tables | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 tables | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 9 tables is above the median for high income countries, which is 2 tables, 4.5× the median. (73 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.11 tables | 1 tables | 9 tables | 9 |
| 2020s | 9 tables | 9 tables | 9 tables | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 Mexico 10 tables compare
- 2 Australia 9 tables compare
- 2 Luxembourg 9 tables compare
- 2 Saudi Arabia 9 tables compare
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monitoring of sustainable tourism in Costa Rica?
- Monitoring of sustainable tourism in Costa Rica was 9 tables in 2021, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest monitoring of sustainable tourism recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 9 tables in 2012.
- What is the lowest monitoring of sustainable tourism recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tables in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for monitoring of sustainable tourism?
- Costa Rica ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2021.
- Is monitoring of sustainable tourism rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 800.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Monitoring of sustainable tourism. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of standardized data tables implemented within the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) and System of Environmental and Economic Accounts (SEEA) to track tourism's economic and environmental impacts.