Costa Rica vs Cuba: Forest fires — Emissions

Costa Rica
0.8066 kt
in 2024
Cuba
1.06 kt
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
55th
Cuba rank
54th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
01234199020072024

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 1.06 kt against 0.8066 kt in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2534 kt.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cuba ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 55th and Cuba ranks 54th of 219 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Cuba Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7205 kt 1.72 kt 1 kt Cuba
2000s 0.3987 kt 1.26 kt 0.8629 kt Cuba
2010s 0.7206 kt 0.7577 kt 0.037 kt Cuba
2020s 0.7411 kt 1.5 kt 0.7615 kt Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Costa Rica or Cuba?
Cuba, at 1.06 kt against 0.8066 kt in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Costa Rica and Cuba?
0.2534 kt, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
Costa Rica ranks 55th and Cuba ranks 54th 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

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.