Costa Rica vs Iraq: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.1491 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
0.1603 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
54th
Iraq rank
53rd
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.1603 ha per square kilometre against 0.1491 ha per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0112 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 54th and Iraq ranks 53rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0548 ha per square kilometre | 0.1128 ha per square kilometre | 0.058 ha per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.0747 ha per square kilometre | 0.0471 ha per square kilometre | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1206 ha per square kilometre | 0.2885 ha per square kilometre | 0.1679 ha per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.1274 ha per square kilometre | 0.3041 ha per square kilometre | 0.1767 ha per square kilometre | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.1603 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 Iraq?
- 0.0112 ha per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 54th and Iraq ranks 53rd 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.