Woody savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Woody savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 171.2 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Costa Rica, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 171.2 % change on previous year for woody savanna — burned area, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 315.0% on the previous year and up 759.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, annual growth rate in Costa Rica peaked at 295.39 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -86 % change on previous year, in 2011.
Costa Rica ranks 18th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 1.34 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -53.67 % change on previous year | -4114.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8479 % change on previous year | -101.6% |
| 1999 | 52.96 % change on previous year | +6145.8% |
| 2000 | -50.24 % change on previous year | -194.9% |
| 2001 | 295.39 % change on previous year | -688.0% |
| 2002 | -56.99 % change on previous year | -119.3% |
| 2003 | 68.16 % change on previous year | -219.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3774 % change on previous year | -99.4% |
| 2005 | -60.38 % change on previous year | -16098.7% |
| 2006 | -17.15 % change on previous year | -71.6% |
| 2007 | 206.91 % change on previous year | -1306.6% |
| 2008 | -62.92 % change on previous year | -130.4% |
| 2009 | 43.42 % change on previous year | -169.0% |
| 2010 | 5.64 % change on previous year | -87.0% |
| 2011 | -86 % change on previous year | -1624.9% |
| 2013 | 54.58 % change on previous year | -163.5% |
| 2014 | -25.97 % change on previous year | -147.6% |
| 2015 | -20 % change on previous year | -23.0% |
| 2016 | 183.85 % change on previous year | -1019.1% |
| 2017 | -49.73 % change on previous year | -127.0% |
| 2018 | -2.43 % change on previous year | -95.1% |
| 2019 | 22.93 % change on previous year | -1045.4% |
| 2020 | -42.25 % change on previous year | -284.3% |
| 2021 | -34.24 % change on previous year | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 263.31 % change on previous year | -869.0% |
| 2023 | -79.64 % change on previous year | -130.2% |
| 2024 | 171.2 % change on previous year | -315.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 171.2 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -100 % change on previous year. (42 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 171.2 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -44.4 % change on previous year. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -16098.7% | 0.3774 % change on previous year | -60.38 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +6145.8% | 0.8479 % change on previous year | 52.96 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | -4114.7% | 1.34 % change on previous year | -53.67 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -1624.9% | 5.64 % change on previous year | -86 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1631 % change on previous year | -53.67 % change on previous year | 52.96 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.66 % change on previous year | -62.92 % change on previous year | 295.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.21 % change on previous year | -86 % change on previous year | 183.85 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 55.68 % change on previous year | -79.64 % change on previous year | 263.31 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 207.9 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Peru 187.32 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Guyana 172.78 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Congo 163.44 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Guinea 156.35 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Equatorial Guinea 150 % change on previous year 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 woody savanna — burned area, annual growth rate in Costa Rica?
- Woody savanna — burned area, annual growth rate in Costa Rica was 171.2 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 295.39 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -86 % change on previous year in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for woody savanna — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 759.3%. 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 Woody savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Woody savanna — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Woody savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Woody savanna — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.