Chile vs Costa Rica: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Chile
175,730 t
in 2024
Costa Rica
105,390 t
in 2024
Chile rank
77th
Costa Rica rank
79th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Chile currently reports 175,730 t against 105,390 t in Costa Rica, a difference of 70,340 t.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.7 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 77th and Costa Rica ranks 79th of 221 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 251,274 t | 70,038 t | 181,236 t | Chile |
| 2000s | 158,837 t | 84,022 t | 74,816 t | Chile |
| 2010s | 346,409 t | 119,735 t | 226,674 t | Chile |
| 2020s | 262,367 t | 95,787 t | 166,580 t | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Chile, at 175,730 t against 105,390 t in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 70,340 t, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Chile ranks 77th and Costa Rica ranks 79th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.