What is the difference in tree cover loss between Costa Rica and Mongolia?

367 hectares, with Mongolia ahead.

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

25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Mongolia: Tree Cover Loss

Costa Rica

7,512 hectares

in 2025

Mongolia

7,879 hectares

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

95th

Mongolia rank

93rd

Tree Cover Loss over time

Costa Rica
Mongolia

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 7,879 hectares against 7,512 hectares in Costa Rica, a difference of 367 hectares.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Mongolia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 95th and Mongolia ranks 93rd of 190 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Mongolia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Mongolia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	14,356 hectares	37,568 hectares	23,212 hectares	Mongolia
2010s	11,579 hectares	9,667 hectares	1,912 hectares	Costa Rica
2020s	8,254 hectares	2,032 hectares	6,222 hectares	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Costa Rica or Mongolia?: Mongolia, at 7,879 hectares against 7,512 hectares in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Costa Rica and Mongolia?: 367 hectares, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mongolia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Mongolia rank globally for tree cover loss?: Costa Rica ranks 95th and Mongolia ranks 93rd of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Tree Cover Loss (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 4,725 data points, 2001–2025
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.