Costa Rica vs French Guiana: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled over time
- Costa Rica
- French Guiana
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 87.66 hectares against 79.34 hectares in French Guiana, a difference of 8.32 hectares.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times French Guiana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and French Guiana ranks 94th of 186 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and French Guiana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | French Guiana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 384.89 hectares | 124.69 hectares | 260.2 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 126.95 hectares | 157.08 hectares | 30.13 hectares | French Guiana |
| 2020s | 101.69 hectares | 81.81 hectares | 19.88 hectares | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled, Costa Rica or French Guiana?
- Costa Rica, at 87.66 hectares against 79.34 hectares in French Guiana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled between Costa Rica and French Guiana?
- 8.32 hectares, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and French Guiana?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and French Guiana rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 92nd and French Guiana ranks 94th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver with 111 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.