Costa Rica vs Panama: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Costa Rica
17,916 ha
in 2024
Panama
13,424 ha
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
82nd
Panama rank
85th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 17,916 ha against 13,424 ha in Panama, a difference of 4,492 ha.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Panama ranks 85th 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 | 11,443 ha | 16,751 ha | 5,308 ha | Panama |
| 2000s | 13,768 ha | 39,358 ha | 25,590 ha | Panama |
| 2010s | 20,137 ha | 26,532 ha | 6,395 ha | Panama |
| 2020s | 16,513 ha | 16,648 ha | 134.08 ha | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 17,916 ha against 13,424 ha in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 4,492 ha, with Costa Rica 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 fires — burned area?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Panama ranks 85th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.