Chile vs Costa Rica: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Chile
-95.87 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica
-96.73 % change on previous year
in 2023
Chile rank
101st
Costa Rica rank
103rd
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Chile currently reports -95.87 % change on previous year against -96.73 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.86 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chile ranks 101st and Costa Rica ranks 103rd of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.99 % change on previous year | 7.94 % change on previous year | 5.95 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 28.28 % change on previous year | 101.69 % change on previous year | 73.41 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 62.26 % change on previous year | 19.46 % change on previous year | 42.79 % change on previous year | Chile |
| 2020s | 150.31 % change on previous year | -62.65 % change on previous year | 212.96 % change on previous year | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Chile, at -95.87 % change on previous year against -96.73 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 0.86 % change on previous year, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Chile ranks 101st and Costa Rica ranks 103rd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.