Costa Rica vs France: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
-96.73 % change on previous year
in 2023
France
-98.88 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
103rd
France rank
106th
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- France
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -96.73 % change on previous year against -98.88 % change on previous year in France, a difference of 2.15 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1991 it was France ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 103rd and France ranks 106th of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.94 % change on previous year | -1.2 % change on previous year | 9.14 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 101.69 % change on previous year | 123.74 % change on previous year | 22.05 % change on previous year | France |
| 2010s | 20.69 % change on previous year | -66.41 % change on previous year | 87.11 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | -62.65 % change on previous year | -39.63 % change on previous year | 23.02 % change on previous year | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or France?
- Costa Rica, at -96.73 % change on previous year against -98.88 % change on previous year in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and France?
- 2.15 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and France?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and France rank globally for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 103rd and France ranks 106th 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.