Costa Rica vs Suriname: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Costa Rica
105,390 t
in 2024
Suriname
177,387 t
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
79th
Suriname rank
76th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Costa Rica
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 177,387 t against 105,390 t in Costa Rica, a difference of 71,997 t.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.7 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 79th and Suriname ranks 76th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70,038 t | 63,207 t | 6,831 t | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 84,022 t | 102,049 t | 18,027 t | Suriname |
| 2010s | 119,735 t | 103,804 t | 15,932 t | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 95,787 t | 95,866 t | 79.48 t | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Costa Rica or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 177,387 t against 105,390 t in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Costa Rica and Suriname?
- 71,997 t, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Suriname rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Costa Rica ranks 79th and Suriname ranks 76th 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.