Bhutan vs Costa Rica: Share of global forest area
Bhutan
0.1%
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
97th
Costa Rica rank
94th
Share of global forest area over time
- Bhutan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 97th and Costa Rica ranks 94th of 235 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 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 global forest area, Bhutan or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Costa Rica rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Bhutan ranks 97th and Costa Rica ranks 94th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global forest area. 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 forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.