Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Ecuador?

Costa Rica, at 0 ha per US$ of GDP against 0 ha per US$ of GDP in Ecuador as of 2024.

What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Ecuador?

0 ha per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP

Costa Rica

0 ha per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Ecuador

0 ha per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

49th

Ecuador rank

51st

Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP over time

Costa Rica
Ecuador

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0 ha per US$ of GDP against 0 ha per US$ of GDP in Ecuador, a difference of 0 ha per US$ of GDP.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 49th and Ecuador ranks 51st of 183 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 ha per US$ of GDP	0 ha per US$ of GDP	0 ha per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2000s	0 ha per US$ of GDP	0 ha per US$ of GDP	0 ha per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2010s	0 ha per US$ of GDP	0 ha per US$ of GDP	0 ha per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2020s	0 ha per US$ of GDP	0 ha per US$ of GDP	0 ha per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Ecuador?: Costa Rica, at 0 ha per US$ of GDP against 0 ha per US$ of GDP in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Ecuador?: 0 ha per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 49th and Ecuador ranks 51st of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP
Unit: ha per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 185 places, 6,212 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 05 October 2026

Forest fires — Burned Area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.