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

Suriname, at 0.408 kt against 0.2424 kt in Costa Rica as of 2024.

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

0.1656 kt, 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.

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.

Costa Rica vs Suriname: Savanna fires — Emissions

Costa Rica

0.2424 kt

in 2024

Suriname

0.408 kt

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

79th

Suriname rank

76th

Savanna fires — Emissions over time

Costa Rica
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.408 kt against 0.2424 kt in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1656 kt.

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	0.1611 kt	0.1453 kt	0.0157 kt	Costa Rica
2000s	0.1933 kt	0.2347 kt	0.0414 kt	Suriname
2010s	0.2754 kt	0.2387 kt	0.0367 kt	Costa Rica
2020s	0.2203 kt	0.2205 kt	0.0002 kt	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Costa Rica or Suriname?: Suriname, at 0.408 kt against 0.2424 kt in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Costa Rica and Suriname?: 0.1656 kt, 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 — emissions?: 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 — 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.