Costa Rica vs Mexico: Net Forest conversion — Area, per square kilometre (Area square)
Costa Rica
0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
58th
Mexico rank
55th
Net Forest conversion — Area, per square kilometre (Area square) over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 58th and Mexico ranks 55th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net forest conversion — area, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net forest conversion — area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for net forest conversion — area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 58th and Mexico ranks 55th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net Forest conversion — 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
Net Forest conversion — 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.