Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Land use hidden — Planted Forest
Land use hidden — Planted Forest over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 926 Square kilometres against 813.5 Square kilometres in Nicaragua, a difference of 112.5 Square kilometres.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Nicaragua ranks 84th of 189 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 356 Square kilometres | 11.77 Square kilometres | 344.24 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 556 Square kilometres | 84.25 Square kilometres | 471.75 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 756 Square kilometres | 385.95 Square kilometres | 370.05 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 896 Square kilometres | 738.05 Square kilometres | 157.95 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use hidden — planted forest, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
- Costa Rica, at 926 Square kilometres against 813.5 Square kilometres in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use hidden — planted forest between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 112.5 Square kilometres, with Costa Rica 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 — planted forest?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Nicaragua ranks 84th 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
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