Costa Rica vs South Africa: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Costa Rica
0.0013 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0011 ha per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
34th
South Africa rank
36th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0013 ha per person against 0.0011 ha per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0002 ha per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 36th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0013 ha per person against 0.0011 ha per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.0002 ha per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 36th 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.