Austria vs Costa Rica: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Austria
2,818 hectares
in 2025
Costa Rica
3,518 hectares
in 2025
Austria rank
44th
Costa Rica rank
41st
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Austria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3,518 hectares against 2,818 hectares in Austria, a difference of 700 hectares.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 44th and Costa Rica ranks 41st of 235 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,247 hectares | 9,031 hectares | 2,784 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2,740 hectares | 3,756 hectares | 1,016 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2,771 hectares | 9,095 hectares | 6,324 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2,818 hectares | 3,518 hectares | 700 hectares | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Austria or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 3,518 hectares against 2,818 hectares in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Austria and Costa Rica?
- 700 hectares, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Costa Rica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Costa Rica rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Austria ranks 44th and Costa Rica ranks 41st of 235 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.