Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Costa Rica
0.0829 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica
0.0553 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
60th
Jamaica rank
63rd
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0829 ha per square kilometre against 0.0553 ha per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0276 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 63rd of 188 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1676 ha per square kilometre | 0.0326 ha per square kilometre | 0.1351 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1946 ha per square kilometre | 0.0346 ha per square kilometre | 0.16 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2738 ha per square kilometre | 0.0358 ha per square kilometre | 0.238 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1892 ha per square kilometre | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | 0.1679 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0829 ha per square kilometre against 0.0553 ha per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0.0276 ha per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 63rd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna and woody savanna — 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
Savanna and woody savanna — 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.