Costa Rica vs Gabon: Planted Forest — Area
Planted Forest — Area over time
- Costa Rica
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 47.92 1000 ha against 44.92 1000 ha in Costa Rica, a difference of 3 1000 ha.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gabon ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 130th and Gabon ranks 127th of 191 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.26 1000 ha | 41.19 1000 ha | 15.07 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 102.56 1000 ha | 50.64 1000 ha | 51.93 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 73.68 1000 ha | 55.57 1000 ha | 18.11 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 52.32 1000 ha | 47.9 1000 ha | 4.42 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher planted forest — area, Costa Rica or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 47.92 1000 ha against 44.92 1000 ha in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in planted forest — area between Costa Rica and Gabon?
- 3 1000 ha, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Gabon rank globally for planted forest — area?
- Costa Rica ranks 130th and Gabon ranks 127th 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
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.