Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Deforestation embedded in trade
Bulgaria
1,149 hectares
in 2023
Costa Rica
1,037 hectares
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
99th
Costa Rica rank
100th
Deforestation embedded in trade over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1,149 hectares against 1,037 hectares in Costa Rica, a difference of 112 hectares.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 99th and Costa Rica ranks 100th of 178 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,002 hectares | -3,472 hectares | 4,474 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 874.11 hectares | -1,036 hectares | 1,910 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1,024 hectares | 674.84 hectares | 349.63 hectares | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Bulgaria, at 1,149 hectares against 1,037 hectares in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 112 hectares, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?
- Bulgaria ranks 99th and Costa Rica ranks 100th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Deforestation embedded in trade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Deforestation driven by imported goods minus exported goods from agriculture and forest plantations. Net importers of deforestation are countries who contribute to net deforestation in other countries β the deforestation that they cause in other countries is given as a positive value.