Costa Rica vs Sudan (former): Woody savanna — Burning crop residues
Costa Rica
41,870 t
in 2024
Sudan (former)
46,746 t
in 2011
Costa Rica rank
49th
Sudan (former) rank
47th
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Costa Rica
- Sudan (former)
How they compare
Sudan (former) currently reports 46,746 t against 41,870 t in Costa Rica, a difference of 4,876 t.
That makes Sudan (former)'s figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 49th and Sudan (former) ranks 47th of 220 countries.
Sudan (former) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sudan (former) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,744 t | 20.10 million t | 20.07 million t | Sudan (former) |
| 2000s | 22,518 t | 5.16 million t | 5.14 million t | Sudan (former) |
| 2010s | 10,650 t | 40,364 t | 29,714 t | Sudan (former) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burning crop residues, Costa Rica or Sudan (former)?
- Sudan (former), at 46,746 t against 41,870 t in Costa Rica as of 2011.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burning crop residues between Costa Rica and Sudan (former)?
- 4,876 t, with Sudan (former) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sudan (former)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
- How do Costa Rica and Sudan (former) rank globally for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th and Sudan (former) ranks 47th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.