Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
29th
Malaysia rank
30th
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 30th of 191 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0618 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0576 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0588 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 30th 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.