Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0008 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0011 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
63rd
New Zealand rank
60th
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.0011 ha per square kilometre against 0.0008 ha per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0003 ha per square kilometre.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 63rd and New Zealand ranks 60th of 186 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0303 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.0011 ha per square kilometre against 0.0008 ha per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd and New Zealand ranks 60th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Other forest — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.