Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Savanna — Burned Area
Costa Rica
4,639 ha
in 2024
Uruguay
3,283 ha
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Uruguay rank
74th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 4,639 ha against 3,283 ha in Uruguay, a difference of 1,356 ha.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Uruguay ranks 74th of 221 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,805 ha | 5,755 ha | 1,950 ha | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 5,994 ha | 13,424 ha | 7,430 ha | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 6,722 ha | 7,522 ha | 800.65 ha | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 3,673 ha | 10,299 ha | 6,626 ha | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 4,639 ha against 3,283 ha in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 1,356 ha, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Uruguay ranks 74th 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.