Brazil vs Costa Rica: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre
Brazil
0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
26th
Costa Rica rank
29th
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 26th and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 191 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0716 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.0657 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.062 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0576 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Brazil, at 0.0593 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 Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 26th 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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About this data
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.