Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0013 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0013 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,293.4% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0028 ha per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2011.
Costa Rica ranks 34th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0014 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0014 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 ha per person | -76.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 ha per person | +98.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 ha per person | +91.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 ha per person | -52.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 ha per person | +177.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 ha per person | -60.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 ha per person | +101.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 ha per person | -52.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per person | -69.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per person | -38.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 ha per person | +1814.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per person | -97.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 ha per person | +931.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | -96.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 ha per person | +8078.7% |
| 2013 | 0.002 ha per person | +28.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 ha per person | -56.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 ha per person | +161.2% |
| 2016 | 0.002 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 ha per person | -68.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 ha per person | +36.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 ha per person | +86.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 ha per person | -86.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 ha per person | +1265.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per person | -96.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 ha per person | +1293.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0013 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 6.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +8078.7% | 0 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person |
| 2007 | +1814.0% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person |
| 2024 | +1293.4% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person |
| 2022 | +1265.6% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person |
| 2009 | +931.5% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More climate change data for Costa Rica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 108.28 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 942.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 688.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 623.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 65.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.35 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0013 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 ha per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.