Costa Rica vs Spain: Exported deforestation

Costa Rica
1,266 hectares
in 2023
Spain
1,067 hectares
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
50th
Spain rank
53rd

Exported deforestation over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1,266 hectares against 1,067 hectares in Spain, a difference of 198.6 hectares.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 50th and Spain ranks 53rd of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Exported deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,320 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

Exported deforestation is the amount of annual deforestation that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are exported for consumption in other countries. This is measured in hectares.