Austria vs Costa Rica: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area

Austria
0.1%
in 2020
Costa Rica
0.2%
in 2020
Austria rank
46th
Costa Rica rank
43rd

Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time

  • Austria
  • Costa Rica
00.10.20.3199020052020

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Austria, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Austria ranks 46th and Costa Rica ranks 43rd of 105 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% Costa Rica
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Austria
2010s 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% Costa Rica
2020s 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Austria or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Austria as of 2020.
What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Austria and Costa Rica?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Costa Rica?
5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Austria and Costa Rica rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
Austria ranks 46th and Costa Rica ranks 43rd of 105 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
105 places, 525 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.