Belize vs Costa Rica: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre
Belize
0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Belize rank
29th
Costa Rica rank
28th
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Belize
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre in Belize, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 29th and Costa Rica ranks 28th of 191 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0678 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | Belize |
| 2000s | 0.0644 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | Belize |
| 2010s | 0.0611 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0575 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | Belize |
| 2020s | 0.0588 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, per square kilometre, Belize or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forestland — area, per square kilometre between Belize and Costa Rica?
- 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Costa Rica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Costa Rica rank globally for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 29th and Costa Rica ranks 28th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forestland — 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
Forestland — 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.