Argentina vs Costa Rica: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Argentina
0.0119 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.0092 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
59th
Costa Rica rank
62nd
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 0.0119 ha per square kilometre against 0.0092 ha per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0027 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Argentina ranks 59th and Costa Rica ranks 62nd of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0734 ha per square kilometre | 0.0697 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | Argentina |
| 2000s | 0.0471 ha per square kilometre | 0.0562 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0264 ha per square kilometre | 0.1156 ha per square kilometre | 0.0892 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0515 ha per square kilometre | 0.1158 ha per square kilometre | 0.0643 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Argentina or Costa Rica?
- Argentina, at 0.0119 ha per square kilometre against 0.0092 ha per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 0.0027 ha per square kilometre, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Argentina ranks 59th and Costa Rica ranks 62nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.