Bahamas vs Costa Rica: Other forest — Burned Area
Bahamas
1,114 ha
in 2024
Costa Rica
1,497 ha
in 2024
Bahamas rank
50th
Costa Rica rank
47th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Bahamas
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1,497 ha against 1,114 ha in Bahamas, a difference of 383 ha.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 50th and Costa Rica ranks 47th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,310 ha | 764.59 ha | 1,546 ha | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 1,232 ha | 733.46 ha | 498.22 ha | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 565.52 ha | 1,599 ha | 1,034 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 291.29 ha | 1,321 ha | 1,030 ha | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Bahamas or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1,497 ha against 1,114 ha in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 383 ha, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Costa Rica rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Bahamas ranks 50th and Costa Rica ranks 47th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other 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.