Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) was 0.0084 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica is 0.0084 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 96.2% on the previous year and down 94.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2194 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 ha per square kilometre, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 46th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, 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 square kilometre (Area) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0649 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0649 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0649 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0649 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0649 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0649 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | -80.7% |
| 1997 | 0.036 ha per square kilometre | +187.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0772 ha per square kilometre | +114.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0326 ha per square kilometre | -57.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0355 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0862 ha per square kilometre | +142.8% |
| 2002 | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | -64.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0691 ha per square kilometre | +123.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0226 ha per square kilometre | -67.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -79.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +54.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1424 ha per square kilometre | +1900.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -96.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | +227.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0419 ha per square kilometre | +177.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | -96.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | +3974.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1453 ha per square kilometre | +112.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0582 ha per square kilometre | -59.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1562 ha per square kilometre | +168.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1474 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0452 ha per square kilometre | -69.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0339 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1445 ha per square kilometre | +325.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1172 ha per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 0.018 ha per square kilometre | -84.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2194 ha per square kilometre | +1118.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | -96.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0084 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0009 ha per square kilometre, 9.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) 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 | +3974.8% | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +1900.1% | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 0.1424 ha per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +1118.6% | 0.018 ha per square kilometre | 0.2194 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0548 ha per square kilometre | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | 0.0772 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0418 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | 0.1424 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0842 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | 0.1562 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0908 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | 0.2194 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 43 Panama 0.0121 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Philippines 0.0102 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Suriname 0.0097 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Uganda 0.0081 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Argentina 0.0072 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Bhutan 0.0051 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.0084 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2194 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 46th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.