Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Land use hidden — Planted Forest

Costa Rica
926 Square kilometres
in 2023
Ecuador
1,015 Square kilometres
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
82nd
Ecuador rank
81st

Land use hidden — Planted Forest over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
2505007501.0k1.2k199020062023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1,015 Square kilometres against 926 Square kilometres in Costa Rica, a difference of 89 Square kilometres.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Ecuador ranks 81st of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ecuador Difference Ahead
1990s 356 Square kilometres 560.04 Square kilometres 204.04 Square kilometres Ecuador
2000s 556 Square kilometres 767.51 Square kilometres 211.51 Square kilometres Ecuador
2010s 756 Square kilometres 1,111 Square kilometres 354.94 Square kilometres Ecuador
2020s 896 Square kilometres 1,062 Square kilometres 166.47 Square kilometres Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — planted forest, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 1,015 Square kilometres against 926 Square kilometres in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — planted forest between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
89 Square kilometres, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for land use hidden — planted forest?
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Ecuador ranks 81st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Planted 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 — Planted Forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
213 places, 7,122 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