Costa Rica vs Germany: Share of annual global forest expansion
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2020
Germany
0.1%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Germany rank
34th
Share of annual global forest expansion over time
- Costa Rica
- Germany
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Germany, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Germany ranks 34th of 110 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of annual global forest expansion, Costa Rica or Germany?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Germany as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of annual global forest expansion between Costa Rica and Germany?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Germany?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Germany rank globally for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Germany ranks 34th of 110 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 annual global forest expansion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.