Costa Rica vs Norway: Net Forest conversion — Area
Costa Rica
2.96 1000 ha
in 2025
Norway
2.43 1000 ha
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
70th
Norway rank
71st
Net Forest conversion — Area over time
- Costa Rica
- Norway
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.96 1000 ha against 2.43 1000 ha in Norway, a difference of 0.53 1000 ha.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Norway ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 70th and Norway ranks 71st of 223 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2000s | 0.5193 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | 0.5193 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.94 1000 ha | 2.6 1000 ha | 1.34 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.61 1000 ha | 2.43 1000 ha | 0.1713 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net forest conversion — area, Costa Rica or Norway?
- Costa Rica, at 2.96 1000 ha against 2.43 1000 ha in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net forest conversion — area between Costa Rica and Norway?
- 0.53 1000 ha, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for net forest conversion — area?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th and Norway ranks 71st of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).