Caribbean vs Costa Rica: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Caribbean
1,071 kt
in 2025
Costa Rica
1,239 kt
in 2025
Caribbean rank
68th
Costa Rica rank
66th
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) over time
- Caribbean
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1,239 kt against 1,071 kt in Caribbean, a difference of 168 kt.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 68th and Costa Rica ranks 66th of 243 countries.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 588.79 kt | 0 kt | 588.79 kt | Caribbean |
| 2000s | 1,126 kt | 217.28 kt | 909 kt | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 2,420 kt | 1,649 kt | 770.47 kt | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 1,560 kt | 1,090 kt | 470.36 kt | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2), Caribbean or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1,239 kt against 1,071 kt in Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) between Caribbean and Costa Rica?
- 168 kt, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Costa Rica?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean and Costa Rica rank globally for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Caribbean ranks 68th and Costa Rica ranks 66th of 243 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). 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).