Costa Rica vs Iraq: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.1656 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
0.2338 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
60th
Iraq rank
58th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.2338 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1656 hectares per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0682 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Iraq ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Iraq ranks 58th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0785 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0643 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0141 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1226 hectares per square kilometre | 0.342 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2193 hectares per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.1324 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3669 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2345 hectares per square kilometre | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.2338 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1656 hectares per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 0.0682 hectares per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and Iraq ranks 58th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.