Costa Rica vs Mexico: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0013 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
0.0014 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
62nd
Mexico rank
61st
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.0014 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mexico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Mexico ranks 61st of 206 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0016 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.0014 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Mexico ranks 61st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.