Costa Rica vs Panama: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0013 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama
0.0012 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
62nd
Panama rank
65th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre in Panama, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Panama ranks 65th of 206 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0044 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0035 hectares per square kilometre | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0023 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | Panama |
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 Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Panama ranks 65th 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.