What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?

2,612 hectares, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Guinea-Bissau: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Costa Rica

7,308 hectares

in 2024

Guinea-Bissau

4,696 hectares

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

49th

Guinea-Bissau rank

52nd

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Costa Rica
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 7,308 hectares against 4,696 hectares in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 2,612 hectares.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.6 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 49th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 52nd of 187 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13,458 hectares	2,667 hectares	10,791 hectares	Costa Rica
2010s	10,199 hectares	7,303 hectares	2,897 hectares	Costa Rica
2020s	7,509 hectares	6,530 hectares	978.83 hectares	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, Costa Rica or Guinea-Bissau?: Costa Rica, at 7,308 hectares against 4,696 hectares in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?: 2,612 hectares, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for agriculture-driven deforestation?: Costa Rica ranks 49th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 52nd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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