Which has higher share of land covered by forest, Costa Rica or United States Virgin Islands?

United States Virgin Islands, at 59.0% against 58.6% in Costa Rica as of 2025.

What is the difference in share of land covered by forest between Costa Rica and United States Virgin Islands?

0.4%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States Virgin Islands?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs United States Virgin Islands: Share of land covered by forest

Costa Rica

58.6%

in 2025

United States Virgin Islands

59.0%

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

35th

United States Virgin Islands rank

34th

Share of land covered by forest over time

Costa Rica
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 59.0% against 58.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 35th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 34th of 216 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and United States Virgin Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	54.8%	56.9%	2.0%	United States Virgin Islands
2000s	56.1%	54.0%	2.1%	Costa Rica
2010s	57.5%	54.5%	3.0%	Costa Rica
2020s	58.4%	58.0%	0.4%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land covered by forest, Costa Rica or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 59.0% against 58.6% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of land covered by forest between Costa Rica and United States Virgin Islands?: 0.4%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States Virgin Islands?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for share of land covered by forest?: Costa Rica ranks 35th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 34th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of land covered by forest
Unit: %
Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 216 places, 7,823 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.