Bahamas vs Costa Rica: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Bahamas
225,334 t
in 2024
Costa Rica
350,699 t
in 2024
Bahamas rank
58th
Costa Rica rank
55th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Bahamas
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 350,699 t against 225,334 t in Bahamas, a difference of 125,365 t.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.6 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 58th and Costa Rica ranks 55th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 342,623 t | 190,346 t | 152,277 t | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 268,456 t | 152,549 t | 115,907 t | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 317,441 t | 313,307 t | 4,134 t | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 156,073 t | 322,202 t | 166,129 t | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Bahamas or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 350,699 t against 225,334 t in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 125,365 t, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Costa Rica rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Bahamas ranks 58th and Costa Rica ranks 55th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.