Costa Rica vs South Africa: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … capita
Costa Rica
0.0684 t per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.054 t per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
34th
South Africa rank
37th
Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … capita over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0684 t per person against 0.054 t per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0144 t per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 37th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0555 t per person | 0.1182 t per person | 0.0626 t per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0363 t per person | 0.0396 t per person | 0.0033 t per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0651 t per person | 0.0326 t per person | 0.0324 t per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0634 t per person | 0.0242 t per person | 0.0392 t per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Costa Rica or South Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0684 t per person against 0.054 t per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.0144 t per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 37th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.