Costa Rica vs Sweden: Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square

Costa Rica
0.0243 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0231 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
44th
Sweden rank
45th

Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sweden
00.020.040.06199020062023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0243 kt per square kilometre against 0.0231 kt per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.0012 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 44th and Sweden ranks 45th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0225 kt per square kilometre 0.0225 kt per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 0.0043 kt per square kilometre 0.0191 kt per square kilometre 0.0148 kt per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 0.0323 kt per square kilometre 0.0255 kt per square kilometre 0.0068 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0199 kt per square kilometre 0.0234 kt per square kilometre 0.0035 kt per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land), Costa Rica or Sweden?
Costa Rica, at 0.0243 kt per square kilometre against 0.0231 kt per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) between Costa Rica and Sweden?
0.0012 kt per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
Costa Rica ranks 44th and Sweden ranks 45th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,341 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 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.