Costa Rica vs United States Virgin Islands: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
29th
United States Virgin Islands rank
31st
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre in United States Virgin Islands, 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 United States Virgin Islands ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 29th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 31st of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and United States Virgin Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0543 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0576 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0546 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0575 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 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 United States Virgin Islands?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre in United States Virgin Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States Virgin Islands?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 31st 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.