Costa Rica vs Spain: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
-96.73 % change on previous year
in 2023
Spain
-97.18 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
103rd
Spain rank
104th
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -96.73 % change on previous year against -97.18 % change on previous year in Spain, a difference of 0.45 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Spain ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Spain ranks 104th of 184 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.94 % change on previous year | 12.15 % change on previous year | 4.21 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 2000s | 101.69 % change on previous year | 146.23 % change on previous year | 44.54 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 2010s | 9.69 % change on previous year | 115.93 % change on previous year | 106.24 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 2020s | -62.65 % change on previous year | 209.63 % change on previous year | 272.28 % change on previous year | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Costa Rica, at -96.73 % change on previous year against -97.18 % change on previous year in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 0.45 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Spain ranks 104th 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.