Americas vs Costa Rica: Savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate

Americas
9.66 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica
197.26 % change on previous year
in 2024
Americas rank
15th
Costa Rica rank
14th

Savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time

  • Americas
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 197.26 % change on previous year against 9.66 % change on previous year in Americas, a difference of 187.6 % change on previous year.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 20.4 times Americas's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Americas ranks 15th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 32 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1699 % change on previous year 0.1575 % change on previous year 0.0124 % change on previous year Americas
2000s 15.63 % change on previous year 21.25 % change on previous year 5.61 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2010s 20.2 % change on previous year 33.68 % change on previous year 13.48 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2020s 4.56 % change on previous year 29.34 % change on previous year 24.78 % change on previous year Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna — burned area, annual growth rate, Americas or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 197.26 % change on previous year against 9.66 % change on previous year in Americas as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna — burned area, annual growth rate between Americas and Costa Rica?
187.6 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Costa Rica?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Americas and Costa Rica rank globally for savanna — burned area, annual growth rate?
Americas ranks 15th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 5,628 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.