Benin vs Costa Rica: Planted Forest — Area

Benin
42.44 1000 ha
in 2025
Costa Rica
44.92 1000 ha
in 2025
Benin rank
132nd
Costa Rica rank
130th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Benin
  • Costa Rica
20406080100199020072025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 44.92 1000 ha against 42.44 1000 ha in Benin, a difference of 2.48 1000 ha.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 132nd and Costa Rica ranks 130th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 71.74 1000 ha 56.26 1000 ha 15.48 1000 ha Benin
2000s 47.2 1000 ha 102.56 1000 ha 55.36 1000 ha Costa Rica
2010s 41.22 1000 ha 73.68 1000 ha 32.46 1000 ha Costa Rica
2020s 42.31 1000 ha 52.32 1000 ha 10.01 1000 ha Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Benin or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 44.92 1000 ha against 42.44 1000 ha in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Benin and Costa Rica?
2.48 1000 ha, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Costa Rica?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Benin and Costa Rica rank globally for planted forest — area?
Benin ranks 132nd and Costa Rica ranks 130th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.