Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Land use hidden — Forest

Costa Rica
30,840 Square kilometres
in 2023
Nicaragua
31,075 Square kilometres
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
83rd
Nicaragua rank
82nd

Land use hidden — Forest over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nicaragua
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020062023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 31,075 Square kilometres against 30,840 Square kilometres in Costa Rica, a difference of 235 Square kilometres.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Nicaragua ranks 82nd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 28,848 Square kilometres 59,493 Square kilometres 30,645 Square kilometres Nicaragua
2000s 28,635 Square kilometres 48,543 Square kilometres 19,908 Square kilometres Nicaragua
2010s 29,448 Square kilometres 38,917 Square kilometres 9,469 Square kilometres Nicaragua
2020s 30,594 Square kilometres 32,575 Square kilometres 1,981 Square kilometres Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — forest, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 31,075 Square kilometres against 30,840 Square kilometres in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — forest between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
235 Square kilometres, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for land use hidden — forest?
Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Nicaragua ranks 82nd 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