Costa Rica vs Suriname: Grassland — Burned Area
Costa Rica
6,029 ha
in 2024
Suriname
9,190 ha
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
82nd
Suriname rank
79th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Costa Rica
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 9,190 ha against 6,029 ha in Costa Rica, a difference of 3,161 ha.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.5 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Suriname ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Suriname ranks 79th of 220 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,799 ha | 5,867 ha | 3,068 ha | Suriname |
| 2000s | 3,813 ha | 10,359 ha | 6,546 ha | Suriname |
| 2010s | 6,157 ha | 11,993 ha | 5,836 ha | Suriname |
| 2020s | 6,409 ha | 9,587 ha | 3,178 ha | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Costa Rica or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 9,190 ha against 6,029 ha in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Costa Rica and Suriname?
- 3,161 ha, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Suriname rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Suriname ranks 79th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — Burned Area. 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.