Which has higher forest area km, Costa Rica or Saudi Arabia?

Costa Rica, at 2.99 million against 2.78 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area km between Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?

214,090, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

Our World in Data, published as Forest area km. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica

2.99 million

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

2.78 million

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

94th

Saudi Arabia rank

96th

Costa Rica currently reports 2.99 million against 2.78 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 214,090.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 94th and Saudi Arabia ranks 96th of 235 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Decade	Costa Rica	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.80 million	2.77 million	31,330	Costa Rica
2000s	2.86 million	2.77 million	95,265	Costa Rica
2010s	2.94 million	2.77 million	167,815	Costa Rica
2020s	2.98 million	2.77 million	209,045	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher forest area km, Costa Rica or Saudi Arabia?: Costa Rica, at 2.99 million against 2.78 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area km between Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?: 214,090, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia rank globally for forest area km?: Costa Rica ranks 94th and Saudi Arabia ranks 96th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Forest area km. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.