Costa Rica vs Guinea: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita)

Costa Rica
0.001 ha per person
in 2024
Guinea
0.0009 ha per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
30th
Guinea rank
31st

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Guinea
00.0020.0040.0060.008199020072024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.001 ha per person against 0.0009 ha per person in Guinea, a difference of 0.0001 ha per person.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 30th and Guinea ranks 31st of 185 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0008 ha per person 0.0041 ha per person 0.0033 ha per person Guinea
2000s 0.0005 ha per person 0.0029 ha per person 0.0024 ha per person Guinea
2010s 0.0009 ha per person 0.0025 ha per person 0.0016 ha per person Guinea
2020s 0.0009 ha per person 0.0009 ha per person 0.0001 ha per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita, Costa Rica or Guinea?
Costa Rica, at 0.001 ha per person against 0.0009 ha per person in Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita between Costa Rica and Guinea?
0.0001 ha per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Guinea rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 30th and Guinea ranks 31st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 6,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.