Costa Rica vs Spain: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Costa Rica
0.0829 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0628 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
60th
Spain rank
62nd
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0829 ha per square kilometre against 0.0628 ha per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0201 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Spain ranks 62nd 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 | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1676 ha per square kilometre | 0.0805 ha per square kilometre | 0.0871 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1946 ha per square kilometre | 0.0888 ha per square kilometre | 0.1058 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2738 ha per square kilometre | 0.0587 ha per square kilometre | 0.2151 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1892 ha per square kilometre | 0.079 ha per square kilometre | 0.1102 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 Spain?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0829 ha per square kilometre against 0.0628 ha per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 0.0201 ha per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and Spain ranks 62nd 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.