Argentina vs Costa Rica: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
Argentina
385,951 t
in 2024
Costa Rica
275,274 t
in 2024
Argentina rank
41st
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 385,951 t against 275,274 t in Costa Rica, a difference of 110,677 t.
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 | 5.31 million t | 151,262 t | 5.16 million t | Argentina |
| 2000s | 3.07 million t | 115,527 t | 2.95 million t | Argentina |
| 2010s | 2.28 million t | 232,710 t | 2.05 million t | Argentina |
| 2020s | 3.76 million t | 255,612 t | 3.51 million t | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burning crop residues, Argentina or Costa Rica?
- Argentina, at 385,951 t against 275,274 t in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues between Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 110,677 t, 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 — burning crop residues?
- 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.