Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Bahamas or Costa Rica?

Costa Rica, at 0.8066 kt against 0.5183 kt in Bahamas as of 2024.

What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Bahamas and Costa Rica?

0.2883 kt, 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.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Costa Rica: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4)

Bahamas

0.5183 kt

in 2024

Costa Rica

0.8066 kt

in 2024

Bahamas rank

58th

Costa Rica rank

55th

Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) over time

Bahamas
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.8066 kt against 0.5183 kt in Bahamas, a difference of 0.2883 kt.

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	1.76 kt	0.7205 kt	1.04 kt	Bahamas
2000s	0.8725 kt	0.3987 kt	0.4738 kt	Bahamas
2010s	0.7301 kt	0.7206 kt	0.0095 kt	Bahamas
2020s	0.359 kt	0.7411 kt	0.3821 kt	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Bahamas or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 0.8066 kt against 0.5183 kt in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Bahamas and Costa Rica?: 0.2883 kt, 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 — emissions?: 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 — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.