Costa Rica vs Germany: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Costa Rica
3,518 hectares
in 2025
Germany
4,800 hectares
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
41st
Germany rank
38th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Costa Rica
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 4,800 hectares against 3,518 hectares in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,282 hectares.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 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 Germany ranks 38th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,031 hectares | 5,400 hectares | 3,631 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3,756 hectares | 5,490 hectares | 1,734 hectares | Germany |
| 2010s | 9,095 hectares | 4,910 hectares | 4,185 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3,518 hectares | 4,800 hectares | 1,282 hectares | Germany |
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 Germany?
- Germany, at 4,800 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 Germany?
- 1,282 hectares, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Germany?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Germany rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st and Germany ranks 38th 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.