Argentina vs Costa Rica: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Argentina
7,134 ha
in 2024
Costa Rica
5,088 ha
in 2024
Argentina rank
41st
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 7,134 ha against 5,088 ha in Costa Rica, a difference of 2,046 ha.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 41st and Costa Rica ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98,128 ha | 2,796 ha | 95,332 ha | Argentina |
| 2000s | 56,708 ha | 2,135 ha | 54,573 ha | Argentina |
| 2010s | 42,174 ha | 4,301 ha | 37,872 ha | Argentina |
| 2020s | 69,539 ha | 4,725 ha | 64,814 ha | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Argentina or Costa Rica?
- Argentina, at 7,134 ha against 5,088 ha in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 2,046 ha, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Argentina ranks 41st and Costa Rica ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — 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.