Costa Rica vs Panama: Savanna — Burned Area
Costa Rica
4,639 ha
in 2024
Panama
5,686 ha
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Panama rank
69th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 5,686 ha against 4,639 ha in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,047 ha.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Panama ranks 69th of 221 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,805 ha | 10,753 ha | 6,948 ha | Panama |
| 2000s | 5,994 ha | 26,774 ha | 20,780 ha | Panama |
| 2010s | 6,722 ha | 18,197 ha | 11,476 ha | Panama |
| 2020s | 3,673 ha | 8,841 ha | 5,168 ha | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 5,686 ha against 4,639 ha in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 1,047 ha, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Panama ranks 69th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.