Costa Rica vs Pakistan: Share of global forest area
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2025
Pakistan
0.1%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
94th
Pakistan rank
91st
Share of global forest area over time
- Costa Rica
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 94th and Pakistan ranks 91st of 235 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Costa Rica or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Costa Rica and Pakistan?
- 0.0%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Pakistan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Pakistan rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Costa Rica ranks 94th and Pakistan ranks 91st of 235 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 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.