Costa Rica vs Mexico: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.1656 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
0.1568 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
60th
Mexico rank
61st
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1656 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1568 hectares per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 0.0088 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Mexico ranks 61st of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0785 hectares per square kilometre | 0.104 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0256 hectares per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.1226 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1346 hectares per square kilometre | 0.012 hectares per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.1324 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1164 hectares per square kilometre | 0.016 hectares per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1656 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1568 hectares per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.0088 hectares per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and Mexico ranks 61st 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.