Bhutan vs Costa Rica: Forest area
Bhutan
2.67 million hectares
in 2025
Costa Rica
2.99 million hectares
in 2025
Bhutan rank
97th
Costa Rica rank
94th
Forest area over time
- Bhutan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.99 million hectares against 2.67 million hectares in Bhutan, a difference of 314,900 hectares.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 97th and Costa Rica ranks 94th of 235 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.55 million hectares | 2.80 million hectares | 247,984 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.65 million hectares | 2.86 million hectares | 212,635 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.71 million hectares | 2.94 million hectares | 223,256 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.70 million hectares | 2.98 million hectares | 284,895 hectares | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Bhutan or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 2.99 million hectares against 2.67 million hectares in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 314,900 hectares, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Costa Rica rank globally for forest area?
- Bhutan ranks 97th and Costa Rica ranks 94th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.