Costa Rica vs Peru: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
-100 % change on previous year
in 2024
Peru
-100 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
82nd
Peru rank
82nd
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -100 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Peru, a difference of 0 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Peru ranks 82nd of 117 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -50 % change on previous year | -60.32 % change on previous year | 10.32 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | -17.62 % change on previous year | 61.63 % change on previous year | 79.25 % change on previous year | Peru |
| 2020s | -50 % change on previous year | 188.5 % change on previous year | 238.5 % change on previous year | Peru |
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 Peru?
- Costa Rica, at -100 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 0 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Peru ranks 82nd 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.