Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Other forest — Burned Area
Costa Rica
1,497 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1,154 ha
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
47th
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1,497 ha against 1,154 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 343 ha.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 219 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 764.59 ha | 14,054 ha | 13,289 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 733.46 ha | 2,748 ha | 2,015 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1,599 ha | 4,643 ha | 3,043 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1,321 ha | 2,338 ha | 1,017 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 1,497 ha against 1,154 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 343 ha, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Costa Rica ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th 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.