Costa Rica vs Czechia: Forest area
Costa Rica
2.99 million hectares
in 2025
Czechia
2.97 million hectares
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
94th
Czechia rank
95th
Forest area over time
- Costa Rica
- Czechia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.99 million hectares against 2.97 million hectares in Czechia, a difference of 21,280 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Czechia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 94th and Czechia ranks 95th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Czechia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.80 million hectares | 2.85 million hectares | 51,710 hectares | Czechia |
| 2000s | 2.86 million hectares | 2.87 million hectares | 8,593 hectares | Czechia |
| 2010s | 2.94 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 40,775 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.98 million hectares | 2.95 million hectares | 35,085 hectares | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Costa Rica or Czechia?
- Costa Rica, at 2.99 million hectares against 2.97 million hectares in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Costa Rica and Czechia?
- 21,280 hectares, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Czechia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Czechia rank globally for forest area?
- Costa Rica ranks 94th and Czechia ranks 95th 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.