Costa Rica vs Spain: Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O)
Costa Rica
0.0221 kt
in 2024
Spain
0.0205 kt
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
79th
Spain rank
81st
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0221 kt against 0.0205 kt in Spain, a difference of 0.0016 kt.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 79th and Spain ranks 81st of 221 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0147 kt | 0.0752 kt | 0.0605 kt | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.0176 kt | 0.0795 kt | 0.0618 kt | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0251 kt | 0.0546 kt | 0.0294 kt | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.0201 kt | 0.0708 kt | 0.0507 kt | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0221 kt against 0.0205 kt in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 0.0016 kt, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 79th and Spain ranks 81st of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O). 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.