Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Costa Rica
0.0829 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.1006 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
60th
Sri Lanka rank
58th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.1006 ha per square kilometre against 0.0829 ha per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0177 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1676 ha per square kilometre | 0.2321 ha per square kilometre | 0.0645 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.1946 ha per square kilometre | 0.4708 ha per square kilometre | 0.2762 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.2738 ha per square kilometre | 0.166 ha per square kilometre | 0.1078 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1892 ha per square kilometre | 0.0594 ha per square kilometre | 0.1297 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.1006 ha per square kilometre against 0.0829 ha per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0177 ha per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th 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.