Costa Rica vs Cote d'Ivoire: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Costa Rica
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 367.9 million t against 341.15 million t in Costa Rica, a difference of 26.75 million t.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Cote d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 87th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 84th of 249 countries.
Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 319.44 million t | 715.17 million t | 395.73 million t | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 326.74 million t | 549.64 million t | 222.9 million t | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 335.02 million t | 444.44 million t | 109.42 million t | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 340.14 million t | 387.6 million t | 47.45 million t | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Costa Rica or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 367.9 million t against 341.15 million t in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Costa Rica and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 26.75 million t, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 84th of 249 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.