Costa Rica vs Saudi Arabia: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Costa Rica
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2,990 1000 ha against 2,776 1000 ha in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 214 1000 ha.
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 98th and Saudi Arabia ranks 100th of 231 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,799 1000 ha | 2,768 1000 ha | 31.33 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2,863 1000 ha | 2,768 1000 ha | 95.26 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2,936 1000 ha | 2,768 1000 ha | 167.82 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2,981 1000 ha | 2,772 1000 ha | 209.04 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Costa Rica or Saudi Arabia?
- Costa Rica, at 2,990 1000 ha against 2,776 1000 ha in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?
- 214 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
- Costa Rica ranks 98th and Saudi Arabia ranks 100th 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
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.