Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Forest fires — Burned Area
Costa Rica
6,585 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
8,699 ha
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
56th
Papua New Guinea rank
53rd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 8,699 ha against 6,585 ha in Costa Rica, a difference of 2,114 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 219 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,561 ha | 168,189 ha | 164,628 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2,869 ha | 23,479 ha | 20,610 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 5,901 ha | 27,654 ha | 21,753 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 6,046 ha | 10,700 ha | 4,654 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 8,699 ha against 6,585 ha in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 2,114 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.