Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Costa Rica
5,088 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
7,545 ha
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 7,545 ha against 5,088 ha in Costa Rica, a difference of 2,457 ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.5 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 218 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,796 ha | 154,135 ha | 151,339 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2,135 ha | 20,731 ha | 18,596 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4,301 ha | 23,011 ha | 18,710 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4,725 ha | 8,361 ha | 3,636 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 7,545 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 Papua New Guinea?
- 2,457 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th 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.