Costa Rica vs Zambia: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0606 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
28th
Zambia rank
25th
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.0606 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 25th of 191 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0636 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0631 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0575 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0618 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.0606 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forestland — area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 25th 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.