Costa Rica vs Panama: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.63 % against 1.5 % in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.13 %.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Panama ranks 129th of 171 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 % | 0.428 % | 1.57 % | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.58 % | 0.912 % | 2.67 % | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.51 % | 1.3 % | 1.21 % | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.75 % | 1.52 % | 0.2317 % | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher planted forest — share in forest land, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 1.63 % against 1.5 % in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in planted forest — share in forest land between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.13 %, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Panama ranks 129th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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.