Costa Rica vs Cuba: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Costa Rica
5,088 ha
in 2024
Cuba
6,101 ha
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Cuba rank
42nd
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 6,101 ha against 5,088 ha in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,013 ha.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cuba ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Cuba ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,796 ha | 6,316 ha | 3,520 ha | Cuba |
| 2000s | 2,135 ha | 7,417 ha | 5,282 ha | Cuba |
| 2010s | 4,301 ha | 5,247 ha | 945.73 ha | Cuba |
| 2020s | 4,725 ha | 10,045 ha | 5,320 ha | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Costa Rica or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 6,101 ha against 5,088 ha in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 1,013 ha, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Cuba ranks 42nd 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.