Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0306 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
0.0299 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
69th
El Salvador rank
70th
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0306 ha per square kilometre against 0.0299 ha per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0007 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 69th and El Salvador ranks 70th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0745 ha per square kilometre | 0.0598 ha per square kilometre | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1174 ha per square kilometre | 0.0659 ha per square kilometre | 0.0515 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1316 ha per square kilometre | 0.1562 ha per square kilometre | 0.0245 ha per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.0672 ha per square kilometre | 0.0642 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0306 ha per square kilometre against 0.0299 ha per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.0007 ha per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 69th and El Salvador ranks 70th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as 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 — 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.