Costa Rica vs Iran: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Costa Rica
0.0016 hectares per person
in 2025
Iran
0.0015 hectares per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
75th
Iran rank
76th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Iran
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0016 hectares per person against 0.0015 hectares per person in Iran, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Iran ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 75th and Iran ranks 76th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0009 hectares per person | 0.0009 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0009 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0014 hectares per person | 0.0014 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Costa Rica or Iran?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0016 hectares per person against 0.0015 hectares per person in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Costa Rica and Iran?
- 0.0001 hectares per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iran?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Iran rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th and Iran ranks 76th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.