Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) was 0.001 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.001 ha per person for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,084.4% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0022 ha per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 30th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0011 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 ha per person | -81.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 ha per person | +180.9% |
| 1998 | 0.001 ha per person | +109.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 ha per person | -58.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 ha per person | +138.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 ha per person | -64.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 ha per person | +119.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 ha per person | -67.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 ha per person | -79.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per person | +52.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 ha per person | +1873.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per person | -96.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 ha per person | +222.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 ha per person | +174.4% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | -96.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 ha per person | +3927.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 ha per person | +110.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 ha per person | -60.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 ha per person | +165.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 ha per person | -69.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 ha per person | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 ha per person | +322.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 ha per person | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 ha per person | -84.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 ha per person | +1113.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per person | -96.2% |
| 2024 | 0.001 ha per person | +1084.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.001 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 ha per person, 210.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area 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 | +3927.6% | 0 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person |
| 2007 | +1873.2% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person |
| 2022 | +1113.4% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person |
| 2024 | +1084.4% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 27 Madagascar 0.0016 ha per person compare
- 28 Mexico 0.0013 ha per person compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 0.0011 ha per person compare
- 31 Guinea 0.0009 ha per person compare
- 32 Papua New Guinea 0.0007 ha per person compare
- 33 Cuba 0.0006 ha per person compare
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 humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 ha per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — 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 humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. 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 Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — 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
Humid tropical forest — 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.