Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
-100 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ecuador
-99.1 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
82nd
Ecuador rank
80th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports -99.1 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.9 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Ecuador ranks 80th of 117 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -30 % change on previous year | 47.48 % change on previous year | 77.48 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 69.56 % change on previous year | 182.43 % change on previous year | 112.87 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 2020s | -50 % change on previous year | 98.12 % change on previous year | 148.12 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at -99.1 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.9 % change on previous year, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Ecuador ranks 80th of 117 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wildfire area burned by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.