Bhutan vs Costa Rica: Other forest — Burned Area
Bhutan
1,586 ha
in 2024
Costa Rica
1,497 ha
in 2024
Bhutan rank
44th
Costa Rica rank
47th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Bhutan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1,586 ha against 1,497 ha in Costa Rica, a difference of 89 ha.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 44th and Costa Rica ranks 47th of 219 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,045 ha | 764.59 ha | 1,280 ha | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 2,030 ha | 733.46 ha | 1,297 ha | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 3,414 ha | 1,599 ha | 1,815 ha | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1,839 ha | 1,321 ha | 517.46 ha | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Bhutan or Costa Rica?
- Bhutan, at 1,586 ha against 1,497 ha in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 89 ha, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Costa Rica rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Bhutan ranks 44th 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.