Costa Rica vs Mauritania: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.1656 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
0.2604 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
60th
Mauritania rank
57th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.2604 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1656 hectares per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0948 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mauritania ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Mauritania ranks 57th of 206 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0785 hectares per square kilometre | 0.316 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2376 hectares per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.1226 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1929 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0702 hectares per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.1324 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2071 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0747 hectares per square kilometre | Mauritania |
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 Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.2604 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 Mauritania?
- 0.0948 hectares per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mauritania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Mauritania rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and Mauritania ranks 57th 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.