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