Congo vs Costa Rica: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Congo

6,340 hectares

in 2024

Costa Rica

7,308 hectares

in 2024

Congo rank

50th

Costa Rica rank

49th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Costa Rica currently reports 7,308 hectares against 6,340 hectares in Congo, a difference of 968.63 hectares.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Congo ranks 50th and Costa Rica ranks 49th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.