Costa Rica vs Netherlands: Forest area, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
0.1179 % change on previous year
in 2025
Netherlands
0.122 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
58th
Netherlands rank
56th
Forest area, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.122 % change on previous year against 0.1179 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0041 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Netherlands ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 58th and Netherlands ranks 56th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3232 % change on previous year | 0.4037 % change on previous year | 0.0806 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.1315 % change on previous year | 0.3842 % change on previous year | 0.2527 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.3118 % change on previous year | -0.147 % change on previous year | 0.4588 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1182 % change on previous year | 0.1224 % change on previous year | 0.0042 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.122 % change on previous year against 0.1179 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Netherlands?
- 0.0041 % change on previous year, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Netherlands rank globally for forest area, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 58th and Netherlands ranks 56th of 228 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.