Costa Rica vs Suriname: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
-100 % change on previous year
in 2024
Suriname
-98.97 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
82nd
Suriname rank
79th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports -98.97 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.03 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Suriname ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Suriname ranks 79th of 117 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -30 % change on previous year | 196.04 % change on previous year | 226.04 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 2010s | 97.82 % change on previous year | 68.12 % change on previous year | 29.7 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | -25 % change on previous year | -66.67 % change on previous year | 41.67 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
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 Suriname?
- Suriname, at -98.97 % 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 Suriname?
- 1.03 % change on previous year, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Suriname?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Suriname rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Suriname ranks 79th 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.