Costa Rica vs Suriname: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.1491 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
0.1308 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
54th
Suriname rank
55th

Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1491 ha per square kilometre against 0.1308 ha per square kilometre in Suriname, a difference of 0.0183 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 54th and Suriname ranks 55th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0548 ha per square kilometre 0.0366 ha per square kilometre 0.0183 ha per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0747 ha per square kilometre 0.0645 ha per square kilometre 0.0101 ha per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.1206 ha per square kilometre 0.0747 ha per square kilometre 0.0459 ha per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.1274 ha per square kilometre 0.0603 ha per square kilometre 0.067 ha per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland — burned area, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Suriname?
Costa Rica, at 0.1491 ha per square kilometre against 0.1308 ha per square kilometre in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in grassland — burned area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Suriname?
0.0183 ha per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Suriname?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Suriname rank globally for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 54th and Suriname ranks 55th 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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Indicator
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,279 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.