Costa Rica vs Samoa: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
0.058 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
29th
Samoa rank
32nd
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Samoa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.058 1000 ha per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Samoa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 29th and Samoa ranks 32nd of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0618 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0601 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0576 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0587 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
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 Samoa?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.058 1000 ha per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Samoa rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th and Samoa ranks 32nd 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.