Costa Rica vs Guatemala: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.1491 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala
0.2441 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
54th
Guatemala rank
51st
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.2441 ha per square kilometre against 0.1491 ha per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.095 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guatemala ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 54th and Guatemala ranks 51st of 187 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0548 ha per square kilometre | 0.1157 ha per square kilometre | 0.0609 ha per square kilometre | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 0.0747 ha per square kilometre | 0.1258 ha per square kilometre | 0.0512 ha per square kilometre | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.1206 ha per square kilometre | 0.2103 ha per square kilometre | 0.0897 ha per square kilometre | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 0.1274 ha per square kilometre | 0.2231 ha per square kilometre | 0.0957 ha per square kilometre | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 0.2441 ha per square kilometre against 0.1491 ha per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Guatemala?
- 0.095 ha per square kilometre, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guatemala?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Guatemala rank globally for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 54th and Guatemala ranks 51st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Grassland — Burned Area, 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
Grassland — Burned Area 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.