Costa Rica vs United Kingdom: Land use hidden — Forest

Costa Rica
30,840 Square kilometres
in 2023
United Kingdom
32,154 Square kilometres
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
83rd
United Kingdom rank
81st

Land use hidden — Forest over time

  • Costa Rica
  • United Kingdom
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020062023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 32,154 Square kilometres against 30,840 Square kilometres in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,314 Square kilometres.

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

Costa Rica ranks 83rd and United Kingdom ranks 81st of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 28,848 Square kilometres 28,572 Square kilometres 276.19 Square kilometres Costa Rica
2000s 28,635 Square kilometres 30,012 Square kilometres 1,377 Square kilometres United Kingdom
2010s 29,448 Square kilometres 31,320 Square kilometres 1,872 Square kilometres United Kingdom
2020s 30,594 Square kilometres 32,027 Square kilometres 1,433 Square kilometres United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — forest, Costa Rica or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 32,154 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 United Kingdom?
1,314 Square kilometres, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom rank globally for land use hidden — forest?
Costa Rica ranks 83rd and United Kingdom ranks 81st 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
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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