Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Albania or Costa Rica?

Costa Rica, at 0.2424 kt against 0.2281 kt in Albania as of 2024.

What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Albania and Costa Rica?

0.0143 kt, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Costa Rica?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Costa Rica: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)

Albania

0.2281 kt

in 2024

Costa Rica

0.2424 kt

in 2024

Albania rank

80th

Costa Rica rank

79th

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) over time

Albania
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.2424 kt against 0.2281 kt in Albania, a difference of 0.0143 kt.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Albania ranks 80th and Costa Rica ranks 79th of 221 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0827 kt	0.1611 kt	0.0784 kt	Costa Rica
2000s	0.1367 kt	0.1933 kt	0.0565 kt	Costa Rica
2010s	0.1039 kt	0.2754 kt	0.1715 kt	Costa Rica
2020s	0.0975 kt	0.2203 kt	0.1228 kt	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Albania or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 0.2424 kt against 0.2281 kt in Albania as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Albania and Costa Rica?: 0.0143 kt, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Costa Rica?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Albania and Costa Rica rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?: Albania ranks 80th 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 — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.