What is the difference in tree cover loss from wildfires between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?

9.1 hectares, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss from wildfires. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Costa Rica: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Bosnia and Herzegovina

103.49 hectares

in 2024

Costa Rica

112.59 hectares

in 2024

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

89th

Costa Rica rank

88th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 112.59 hectares against 103.49 hectares in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 9.1 hectares.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bosnia and Herzegovina's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 89th and Costa Rica ranks 88th of 152 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	430.73 hectares	6.5 hectares	424.22 hectares	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	350.95 hectares	341.18 hectares	9.77 hectares	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	363.9 hectares	25.49 hectares	338.4 hectares	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss from wildfires, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 112.59 hectares against 103.49 hectares in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss from wildfires between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?: 9.1 hectares, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica rank globally for tree cover loss from wildfires?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 89th and Costa Rica ranks 88th of 152 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss from wildfires. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).