Belize vs Costa Rica: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre

Belize
0.0586 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Belize rank
28th
Costa Rica rank
29th

Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Belize
  • Costa Rica
00.020.040.06199020062023

How they compare

Belize currently reports 0.0586 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Belize has been ahead every year.

Belize ranks 28th and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0681 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre Belize
2000s 0.0648 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre Belize
2010s 0.0614 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0576 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre Belize
2020s 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre, Belize or Costa Rica?
Belize, at 0.0586 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre between Belize and Costa Rica?
0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Costa Rica?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Belize and Costa Rica rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre?
Belize ranks 28th and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,341 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon stock change in forests — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.