Which has higher forest area, Bhutan or Costa Rica?

Costa Rica, at 30,840 sq. km against 27,310 sq. km in Bhutan as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Bhutan and Costa Rica?

3,530 sq. km, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Costa Rica: Forest area

Bhutan

27,310 sq. km

in 2023

Costa Rica

30,840 sq. km

in 2023

Bhutan rank

93rd

Costa Rica rank

90th

Forest area over time

Bhutan
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 30,840 sq. km against 27,310 sq. km in Bhutan, a difference of 3,530 sq. km.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 93rd and Costa Rica ranks 90th of 213 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	25,514 sq. km	28,848 sq. km	3,334 sq. km	Costa Rica
2000s	26,507 sq. km	28,635 sq. km	2,128 sq. km	Costa Rica
2010s	27,142 sq. km	29,448 sq. km	2,307 sq. km	Costa Rica
2020s	27,280 sq. km	30,594 sq. km	3,314 sq. km	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Bhutan or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 30,840 sq. km against 27,310 sq. km in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Bhutan and Costa Rica?: 3,530 sq. km, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Costa Rica rank globally for forest area?: Bhutan ranks 93rd and Costa Rica ranks 90th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.