What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Costa Rica and Ghana?

2,480 thousands of hectares, with Ghana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ghana?

14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Ghana: Forest certified for sustainable use

Costa Rica

35,530 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Ghana

38,010 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

71st

Ghana rank

70th

Forest certified for sustainable use over time

Costa Rica
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 38,010 thousands of hectares against 35,530 thousands of hectares in Costa Rica, a difference of 2,480 thousands of hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 71st and Ghana ranks 70th of 246 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2000s	81,470 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	81,470 thousands of hectares	Costa Rica
2010s	45,607 thousands of hectares	6,045 thousands of hectares	39,562 thousands of hectares	Costa Rica
2020s	36,208 thousands of hectares	25,386 thousands of hectares	10,822 thousands of hectares	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest certified for sustainable use, Costa Rica or Ghana?: Ghana, at 38,010 thousands of hectares against 35,530 thousands of hectares in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Costa Rica and Ghana?: 2,480 thousands of hectares, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ghana?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Ghana rank globally for forest certified for sustainable use?: Costa Rica ranks 71st and Ghana ranks 70th of 246 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest certified for sustainable use
Unit: thousands of hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 3,444 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).