Costa Rica vs South Korea: Share of global annual deforestation
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2020
South Korea
0.0%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
51st
South Korea rank
54th
Share of global annual deforestation over time
- Costa Rica
- South Korea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in South Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 51st and South Korea ranks 54th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Costa Rica or South Korea?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1% against 0.0% in South Korea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Costa Rica and South Korea?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Korea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and South Korea rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?
- Costa Rica ranks 51st and South Korea ranks 54th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.