Costa Rica vs Mexico: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita)
Costa Rica
0.001 ha per person
in 2024
Mexico
0.0013 ha per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
30th
Mexico rank
28th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.0013 ha per person against 0.001 ha per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0003 ha per person.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 30th and Mexico ranks 28th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0002 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 Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.0013 ha per person against 0.001 ha per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.0003 ha per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th and Mexico ranks 28th 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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About this data
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.