Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.232 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — 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 savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica is 0.232 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.1% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6687 ha per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0777 ha per square kilometre, in 1997.
Costa Rica ranks 65th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3007 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.3007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.134 ha per square kilometre | -55.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0777 ha per square kilometre | -42.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1017 ha per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1236 ha per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1088 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 0.417 ha per square kilometre | +283.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2441 ha per square kilometre | -41.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4447 ha per square kilometre | +82.2% |
| 2004 | 0.386 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2077 ha per square kilometre | -46.2% |
| 2006 | 0.165 ha per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2684 ha per square kilometre | +62.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2341 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2207 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.291 ha per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0938 ha per square kilometre | -67.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2738 ha per square kilometre | +192.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5766 ha per square kilometre | +110.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4355 ha per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3965 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6687 ha per square kilometre | +68.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3685 ha per square kilometre | -44.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4317 ha per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4078 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3145 ha per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2248 ha per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4949 ha per square kilometre | +120.1% |
| 2023 | 0.232 ha per square kilometre | -53.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.232 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.147 ha per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +283.2% | 0.1088 ha per square kilometre | 0.417 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2241 ha per square kilometre | 0.0777 ha per square kilometre | 0.3007 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2696 ha per square kilometre | 0.1088 ha per square kilometre | 0.4447 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3944 ha per square kilometre | 0.0938 ha per square kilometre | 0.6687 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3165 ha per square kilometre | 0.2248 ha per square kilometre | 0.4949 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 62 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2459 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Mauritania 0.2451 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Portugal 0.2371 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 Iraq 0.2239 ha per square kilometre compare
- 67 Bahamas 0.2161 ha per square kilometre compare
- 68 New Caledonia 0.1944 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 savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.232 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6687 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0777 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Costa Rica rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — 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.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna fires — 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
Savanna fires — 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.