Bhutan vs Costa Rica: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Bhutan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2,990 1000 ha against 2,675 1000 ha in Bhutan, a difference of 315 1000 ha.
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 110th and Costa Rica ranks 107th of 249 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 | 2,551 1000 ha | 2,799 1000 ha | 247.98 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2,651 1000 ha | 2,863 1000 ha | 212.63 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2,713 1000 ha | 2,936 1000 ha | 223.26 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2,696 1000 ha | 2,981 1000 ha | 284.89 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Bhutan or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 2,990 1000 ha against 2,675 1000 ha in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 315 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
- Bhutan ranks 110th and Costa Rica ranks 107th of 249 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.