Costa Rica vs Spain: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Costa Rica
17,916 ha
in 2024
Spain
21,463 ha
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
82nd
Spain rank
81st
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 21,463 ha against 17,916 ha in Costa Rica, a difference of 3,547 ha.
That makes Spain'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 Spain ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Spain ranks 81st of 221 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,443 ha | 65,242 ha | 53,800 ha | Spain |
| 2000s | 13,768 ha | 82,534 ha | 68,766 ha | Spain |
| 2010s | 20,137 ha | 57,704 ha | 37,567 ha | Spain |
| 2020s | 16,513 ha | 77,997 ha | 61,483 ha | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Spain, at 21,463 ha against 17,916 ha in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 3,547 ha, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Spain ranks 81st 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.