Costa Rica vs Pakistan: Forest land — Area

Costa Rica
2,990 1000 ha
in 2025
Pakistan
3,192 1000 ha
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
98th
Pakistan rank
95th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 3,192 1000 ha against 2,990 1000 ha in Costa Rica, a difference of 202 1000 ha.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 98th and Pakistan ranks 95th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 2,799 1000 ha 3,396 1000 ha 596.78 1000 ha Pakistan
2000s 2,863 1000 ha 3,248 1000 ha 385.16 1000 ha Pakistan
2010s 2,936 1000 ha 3,085 1000 ha 149.31 1000 ha Pakistan
2020s 2,981 1000 ha 3,140 1000 ha 159.65 1000 ha Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Costa Rica or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 3,192 1000 ha against 2,990 1000 ha in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Costa Rica and Pakistan?
202 1000 ha, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Pakistan?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Pakistan rank globally for forest land — area?
Costa Rica ranks 98th and Pakistan ranks 95th of 231 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

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.