Argentina vs Costa Rica: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Argentina
0.0596 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.0523 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
37th
Costa Rica rank
40th

Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
00.10.20.3199020062023

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.0596 ha per square kilometre against 0.0523 ha per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0073 ha per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Argentina ranks 37th and Costa Rica ranks 40th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0997 ha per square kilometre 0.0931 ha per square kilometre 0.0066 ha per square kilometre Argentina
2000s 0.0842 ha per square kilometre 0.0772 ha per square kilometre 0.007 ha per square kilometre Argentina
2010s 0.0741 ha per square kilometre 0.1422 ha per square kilometre 0.068 ha per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0754 ha per square kilometre 0.1219 ha per square kilometre 0.0466 ha per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Argentina, at 0.0596 ha per square kilometre against 0.0523 ha per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0.0073 ha per square kilometre, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
Argentina ranks 37th and Costa Rica ranks 40th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,279 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Woody savanna — Burned Area 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.