Costa Rica vs Fiji: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Costa Rica
3,518 hectares
in 2025
Fiji
4,632 hectares
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
41st
Fiji rank
39th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Costa Rica
- Fiji
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 4,632 hectares against 3,518 hectares in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,114 hectares.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 41st and Fiji ranks 39th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Fiji in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,031 hectares | 6,678 hectares | 2,353 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3,756 hectares | 6,125 hectares | 2,369 hectares | Fiji |
| 2010s | 9,095 hectares | 4,776 hectares | 4,319 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3,518 hectares | 4,632 hectares | 1,114 hectares | Fiji |
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, Costa Rica or Fiji?
- Fiji, at 4,632 hectares against 3,518 hectares in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Costa Rica and Fiji?
- 1,114 hectares, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Fiji?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Fiji rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st and Fiji ranks 39th 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.