Costa Rica vs Tunisia: Share of global annual deforestation

Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2020
Tunisia
0.0%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
51st
Tunisia rank
53rd

Share of global annual deforestation over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Tunisia
0.020.040.060.080.1199020052020

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Tunisia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 51st and Tunisia ranks 53rd of 112 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Tunisia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% Costa Rica
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Costa Rica
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% Costa Rica
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 Tunisia?
Costa Rica, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Tunisia as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Costa Rica and Tunisia?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tunisia?
5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Tunisia rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?
Costa Rica ranks 51st and Tunisia ranks 53rd 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

Indicator
Share of global annual deforestation
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
112 places, 560 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.