Benin vs Costa Rica: Land use hidden — Forest

Benin
29,852 Square kilometres
in 2023
Costa Rica
30,840 Square kilometres
in 2023
Benin rank
84th
Costa Rica rank
83rd

Land use hidden — Forest over time

  • Benin
  • Costa Rica
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k199020062023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 30,840 Square kilometres against 29,852 Square kilometres in Benin, a difference of 988 Square kilometres.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 84th and Costa Rica ranks 83rd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 45,202 Square kilometres 28,848 Square kilometres 16,353 Square kilometres Benin
2000s 39,102 Square kilometres 28,635 Square kilometres 10,466 Square kilometres Benin
2010s 34,102 Square kilometres 29,448 Square kilometres 4,653 Square kilometres Benin
2020s 30,602 Square kilometres 30,594 Square kilometres 7.25 Square kilometres Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — forest, Benin or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 30,840 Square kilometres against 29,852 Square kilometres in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — forest between Benin and Costa Rica?
988 Square kilometres, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Costa Rica?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Benin and Costa Rica rank globally for land use hidden — forest?
Benin ranks 84th and Costa Rica ranks 83rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
227 places, 7,590 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata