Belize vs Costa Rica: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Belize
57.6%
in 2025
Costa Rica
58.5%
in 2025
Belize rank
47th
Costa Rica rank
44th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Belize
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 58.5% against 57.6% in Belize, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 47th and Costa Rica ranks 44th of 253 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.3% | 54.0% | 15.2% | Belize |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 55.8% | 10.1% | Belize |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 57.1% | 4.6% | Belize |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 58.4% | 0.1% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Belize or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 58.5% against 57.6% in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Belize and Costa Rica?
- 0.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Costa Rica?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Costa Rica rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Belize ranks 47th and Costa Rica ranks 44th of 253 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.