Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
0.1178 % change on previous year
in 2025
El Salvador
0.1222 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
60th
El Salvador rank
57th
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.1222 % change on previous year against 0.1178 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0044 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and El Salvador ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3232 % change on previous year | -0.4087 % change on previous year | 0.7319 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1335 % change on previous year | -0.4253 % change on previous year | 0.5588 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3127 % change on previous year | -0.0343 % change on previous year | 0.347 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1301 % change on previous year | 0.1225 % change on previous year | 0.0075 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.1222 % change on previous year against 0.1178 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.0044 % change on previous year, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and El Salvador ranks 57th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.