Costa Rica vs Zimbabwe: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
11.64 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zimbabwe
5.42 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
44th
Zimbabwe rank
47th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 11.64 % change on previous year against 5.42 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe, a difference of 6.22 % change on previous year.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 44th and Zimbabwe ranks 47th of 158 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.61 % change on previous year | 15.7 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 12.15 % change on previous year | -3.4 % change on previous year | 15.55 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 7.08 % change on previous year | 6.74 % change on previous year | 0.3431 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
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, Costa Rica or Zimbabwe?
- Costa Rica, at 11.64 % change on previous year against 5.42 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
- 6.22 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Zimbabwe rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th and Zimbabwe ranks 47th 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.