Costa Rica vs Greece: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)
Costa Rica
0.2424 kt
in 2024
Greece
0.3202 kt
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
79th
Greece rank
78th
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Costa Rica
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.3202 kt against 0.2424 kt in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0778 kt.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greece ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 79th and Greece ranks 78th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1611 kt | 0.3813 kt | 0.2203 kt | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.1933 kt | 0.3517 kt | 0.1585 kt | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.2754 kt | 0.1559 kt | 0.1195 kt | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.2203 kt | 0.5215 kt | 0.3012 kt | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Costa Rica or Greece?
- Greece, at 0.3202 kt against 0.2424 kt in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Costa Rica and Greece?
- 0.0778 kt, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greece?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Greece rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 79th and Greece ranks 78th 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
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.