Costa Rica vs Mauritania: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square
Costa Rica
1.26 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
1.28 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
65th
Mauritania rank
64th
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time
- Costa Rica
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.28 t per square kilometre against 1.26 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 t per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 65th and Mauritania ranks 64th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 t per square kilometre | 1.87 t per square kilometre | 0.4958 t per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.65 t per square kilometre | 1.95 t per square kilometre | 0.3038 t per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2.34 t per square kilometre | 0.9633 t per square kilometre | 1.38 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.83 t per square kilometre | 1.03 t per square kilometre | 0.7947 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Costa Rica or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 1.28 t per square kilometre against 1.26 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Costa Rica and Mauritania?
- 0.02 t per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mauritania?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Mauritania rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th and Mauritania ranks 64th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.