Costa Rica vs Spain: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Costa Rica
0.0016 hectares per person
in 2025
Spain
0.0019 hectares per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
75th
Spain rank
72nd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0019 hectares per person against 0.0016 hectares per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0003 hectares per person.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 75th and Spain ranks 72nd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0009 hectares per person | 0.001 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | 0.0007 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0014 hectares per person | 0.0011 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person | 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, per capita, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.0019 hectares per person against 0.0016 hectares per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 0.0003 hectares per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th and Spain ranks 72nd 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.