Costa Rica vs Spain: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0523 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0471 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
40th
Spain rank
42nd
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0523 ha per square kilometre against 0.0471 ha per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0052 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 40th and Spain ranks 42nd of 187 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0931 ha per square kilometre | 0.0642 ha per square kilometre | 0.0289 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0772 ha per square kilometre | 0.0675 ha per square kilometre | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1422 ha per square kilometre | 0.0396 ha per square kilometre | 0.1026 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1219 ha per square kilometre | 0.0518 ha per square kilometre | 0.0701 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, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0523 ha per square kilometre against 0.0471 ha per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 0.0052 ha per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th and Spain ranks 42nd 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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About this data
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.