Which has higher forest area, Costa Rica or Saudi Arabia?

Costa Rica, at 29,896 sq. km against 27,756 sq. km in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.

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

2,140 sq. km, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

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.

Costa Rica vs Saudi Arabia: Forest area (sq. km)

Costa Rica

29,896 sq. km

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

27,756 sq. km

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

93rd

Saudi Arabia rank

95th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Costa Rica
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 29,896 sq. km against 27,756 sq. km in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2,140 sq. km.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 95th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	27,994 sq. km	27,680 sq. km	313.3 sq. km	Costa Rica
2000s	28,633 sq. km	27,680 sq. km	952.65 sq. km	Costa Rica
2010s	29,359 sq. km	27,680 sq. km	1,678 sq. km	Costa Rica
2020s	29,808 sq. km	27,718 sq. km	2,090 sq. km	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Costa Rica or Saudi Arabia?: Costa Rica, at 29,896 sq. km against 27,756 sq. km in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?: 2,140 sq. km, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia rank globally for forest area?: Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 95th of 214 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: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 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.