Costa Rica vs Tajikistan: Imported deforestation
Costa Rica
2,303 hectares
in 2023
Tajikistan
2,320 hectares
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
96th
Tajikistan rank
95th
Imported deforestation over time
- Costa Rica
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 2,320 hectares against 2,303 hectares in Costa Rica, a difference of 17 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 96th and Tajikistan ranks 95th of 178 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,889 hectares | 180.64 hectares | 2,709 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2,917 hectares | 243.94 hectares | 2,673 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3,070 hectares | 1,228 hectares | 1,842 hectares | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imported deforestation, Costa Rica or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 2,320 hectares against 2,303 hectares in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in imported deforestation between Costa Rica and Tajikistan?
- 17 hectares, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tajikistan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Tajikistan rank globally for imported deforestation?
- Costa Rica ranks 96th and Tajikistan ranks 95th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Imported deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imported deforestation is the amount of deforestation in other countries that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are imported. This is measured in hectares.