Costa Rica vs Panama: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.1656 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama
0.1299 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
60th
Panama rank
63rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1656 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1299 hectares per square kilometre in Panama, a difference of 0.0357 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Panama ranks 63rd of 206 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0785 hectares per square kilometre | 0.055 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0235 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1226 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0592 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0634 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1324 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0742 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0582 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 Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1656 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1299 hectares per square kilometre in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.0357 hectares per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and Panama ranks 63rd 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.