Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0523 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0523 ha per square kilometre for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 79.6% on the previous year and down 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.309 ha per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0088 ha per square kilometre, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 40th out of 187 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1073 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1073 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1073 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1073 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1073 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1073 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1087 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0504 ha per square kilometre | -53.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0508 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0777 ha per square kilometre | +53.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0387 ha per square kilometre | -50.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1528 ha per square kilometre | +295.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0657 ha per square kilometre | -57.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1105 ha per square kilometre | +68.2% |
| 2004 | 0.111 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.044 ha per square kilometre | -60.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0364 ha per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1118 ha per square kilometre | +206.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0415 ha per square kilometre | -62.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0595 ha per square kilometre | +43.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0628 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | -86.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1189 ha per square kilometre | +1252.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1838 ha per square kilometre | +54.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1361 ha per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1089 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.309 ha per square kilometre | +183.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1553 ha per square kilometre | -49.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1516 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1863 ha per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1076 ha per square kilometre | -42.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0708 ha per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2571 ha per square kilometre | +263.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0523 ha per square kilometre | -79.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0523 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0103 ha per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1252.3% | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | 0.1189 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0931 ha per square kilometre | 0.0504 ha per square kilometre | 0.1087 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0772 ha per square kilometre | 0.0364 ha per square kilometre | 0.1528 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1422 ha per square kilometre | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | 0.309 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1219 ha per square kilometre | 0.0523 ha per square kilometre | 0.2571 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.0523 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.309 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0088 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.5%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Woody savanna — 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
Woody savanna — 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.