Costa Rica vs Georgia: Forest area
Costa Rica
2.99 million hectares
in 2025
Georgia
3.10 million hectares
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
94th
Georgia rank
93rd
Forest area over time
- Costa Rica
- Georgia
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 3.10 million hectares against 2.99 million hectares in Costa Rica, a difference of 110,860 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Georgia has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 94th and Georgia ranks 93rd of 235 countries.
Georgia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Georgia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.80 million hectares | 3.03 million hectares | 234,755 hectares | Georgia |
| 2000s | 2.86 million hectares | 3.07 million hectares | 203,195 hectares | Georgia |
| 2010s | 2.94 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 164,635 hectares | Georgia |
| 2020s | 2.98 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 119,655 hectares | Georgia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Costa Rica or Georgia?
- Georgia, at 3.10 million hectares against 2.99 million hectares in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Costa Rica and Georgia?
- 110,860 hectares, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Georgia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Georgia rank globally for forest area?
- Costa Rica ranks 94th and Georgia ranks 93rd 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.