Costa Rica vs Suriname: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Costa Rica
17,709 hectares
in 2025
Suriname
15,949 hectares
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
100th
Suriname rank
101st
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Costa Rica
- Suriname
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 17,709 hectares against 15,949 hectares in Suriname, a difference of 1,760 hectares.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Suriname ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 100th and Suriname ranks 101st of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,274 hectares | 27,608 hectares | 1,334 hectares | Suriname |
| 2010s | 40,244 hectares | 25,439 hectares | 14,805 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 30,428 hectares | 26,221 hectares | 4,207 hectares | Costa Rica |
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 Suriname?
- Costa Rica, at 17,709 hectares against 15,949 hectares in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Costa Rica and Suriname?
- 1,760 hectares, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Suriname?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Suriname rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Costa Rica ranks 100th and Suriname ranks 101st 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.