Costa Rica vs Ukraine: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0092 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ukraine
0.0076 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
62nd
Ukraine rank
64th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Ukraine
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0092 ha per square kilometre against 0.0076 ha per square kilometre in Ukraine, a difference of 0.0016 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Ukraine ranks 64th of 186 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0657 ha per square kilometre | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0497 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0562 ha per square kilometre | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | 0.0413 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1156 ha per square kilometre | 0.0369 ha per square kilometre | 0.0787 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1158 ha per square kilometre | 0.0307 ha per square kilometre | 0.085 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, Costa Rica or Ukraine?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0092 ha per square kilometre against 0.0076 ha per square kilometre in Ukraine as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Ukraine?
- 0.0016 ha per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ukraine?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ukraine rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Ukraine ranks 64th 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.