Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Costa Rica
350,699 t
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
466,332 t
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
55th
Papua New Guinea rank
53rd
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 466,332 t against 350,699 t in Costa Rica, a difference of 115,633 t.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 55th and Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 219 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 190,346 t | 9.09 million t | 8.90 million t | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 152,549 t | 1.26 million t | 1.11 million t | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 313,307 t | 1.48 million t | 1.17 million t | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 322,202 t | 570,198 t | 247,996 t | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 466,332 t against 350,699 t in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 115,633 t, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th and Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd 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.