Costa Rica vs Suriname: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Costa Rica
11,887 ha
in 2024
Suriname
19,706 ha
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
67th
Suriname rank
64th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Costa Rica
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 19,706 ha against 11,887 ha in Costa Rica, a difference of 7,819 ha.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.7 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 67th and Suriname ranks 64th of 221 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,559 ha | 4,734 ha | 3,825 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 9,935 ha | 7,012 ha | 2,923 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 13,980 ha | 5,962 ha | 8,018 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10,104 ha | 6,843 ha | 3,261 ha | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Costa Rica or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 19,706 ha against 11,887 ha in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Costa Rica and Suriname?
- 7,819 ha, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Suriname rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th and Suriname ranks 64th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.