China vs Costa Rica: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square
China
0.5969 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.4952 t per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
60th
Costa Rica rank
62nd
Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
China currently reports 0.5969 t per square kilometre against 0.4952 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1017 t per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
China ranks 60th and Costa Rica ranks 62nd of 186 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.669 t per square kilometre | 3.73 t per square kilometre | 3.06 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.7575 t per square kilometre | 2.99 t per square kilometre | 2.23 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.4848 t per square kilometre | 6.14 t per square kilometre | 5.65 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4481 t per square kilometre | 6.17 t per square kilometre | 5.72 t per square kilometre | 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), China or Costa Rica?
- China, at 0.5969 t per square kilometre against 0.4952 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between China and Costa Rica?
- 0.1017 t per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- China ranks 60th and Costa Rica ranks 62nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.