Costa Rica vs Serbia: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Costa Rica
17,709 hectares
in 2025
Serbia
13,974 hectares
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
100th
Serbia rank
103rd
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Costa Rica
- Serbia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 17,709 hectares against 13,974 hectares in Serbia, a difference of 3,735 hectares.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 100th and Serbia ranks 103rd of 225 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,274 hectares | 44,917 hectares | 18,643 hectares | Serbia |
| 2010s | 40,244 hectares | 40,334 hectares | 90.13 hectares | Serbia |
| 2020s | 30,428 hectares | 31,108 hectares | 679.78 hectares | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Costa Rica or Serbia?
- Costa Rica, at 17,709 hectares against 13,974 hectares in Serbia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Costa Rica and Serbia?
- 3,735 hectares, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Serbia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Serbia rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Costa Rica ranks 100th and Serbia ranks 103rd of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.