Costa Rica vs Portugal: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita
Costa Rica
0 hectares per person
in 2025
Portugal
0 hectares per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
78th
Portugal rank
75th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0 hectares per person against 0 hectares per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 hectares per person.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 78th and Portugal ranks 75th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita, Costa Rica or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0 hectares per person against 0 hectares per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita between Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 0 hectares per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 78th and Portugal ranks 75th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.