Costa Rica vs Lithuania: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Costa Rica
3,518 hectares
in 2025
Lithuania
2,830 hectares
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
41st
Lithuania rank
43rd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Costa Rica
- Lithuania
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3,518 hectares against 2,830 hectares in Lithuania, a difference of 688 hectares.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 41st and Lithuania ranks 43rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,031 hectares | 7,500 hectares | 1,531 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3,756 hectares | 14,250 hectares | 10,494 hectares | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 9,095 hectares | 4,415 hectares | 4,680 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3,518 hectares | 2,865 hectares | 653.29 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, Costa Rica or Lithuania?
- Costa Rica, at 3,518 hectares against 2,830 hectares in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Costa Rica and Lithuania?
- 688 hectares, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lithuania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Lithuania rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st and Lithuania ranks 43rd 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.