Costa Rica vs Ethiopia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Costa Rica
0.0013 ha per person
in 2024
Ethiopia
0.0011 ha per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
34th
Ethiopia rank
37th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0013 ha per person against 0.0011 ha per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0002 ha per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Ethiopia ranks 37th of 186 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Costa Rica or Ethiopia?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0013 ha per person against 0.0011 ha per person in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Costa Rica and Ethiopia?
- 0.0002 ha per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ethiopia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Ethiopia rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and Ethiopia ranks 37th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.