Argentina vs Costa Rica: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Argentina
15.77 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica
11.64 % change on previous year
in 2025
Argentina rank
41st
Costa Rica rank
44th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 15.77 % change on previous year against 11.64 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.13 % change on previous year.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Argentina ranks 41st and Costa Rica ranks 44th of 158 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5.23 % change on previous year | 14.61 % change on previous year | 19.85 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3179 % change on previous year | 12.15 % change on previous year | 11.83 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 18.44 % change on previous year | 7.08 % change on previous year | 11.36 % change on previous year | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate, Argentina or Costa Rica?
- Argentina, at 15.77 % change on previous year against 11.64 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 4.13 % change on previous year, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Argentina ranks 41st and Costa Rica ranks 44th of 158 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.