Costa Rica vs Romania: Savanna — Burned Area
Costa Rica
4,639 ha
in 2024
Romania
3,077 ha
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Romania rank
75th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Costa Rica
- Romania
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 4,639 ha against 3,077 ha in Romania, a difference of 1,562 ha.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Romania ranks 75th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,805 ha | 2,180 ha | 1,625 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 5,994 ha | 2,320 ha | 3,674 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 6,722 ha | 5,722 ha | 999.81 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3,673 ha | 4,958 ha | 1,285 ha | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Costa Rica or Romania?
- Costa Rica, at 4,639 ha against 3,077 ha in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Costa Rica and Romania?
- 1,562 ha, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Romania rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Romania ranks 75th 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.