Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis was 29,988 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29,988
Change on year
up 16.3%
World rank
91st
of 225 countries
All-time high
57,507
in 2013
All-time low
15,863
in 2011
Years of data
23
2002–2024
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 29,988 for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in 2024.
That represents a change of up 16.3% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Costa Rica peaked at 57,507 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15,863, in 2011.
Costa Rica ranks 91st of 225 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,274 | 16,185 | 39,025 | 8 |
| 2010s | 40,244 | 15,863 | 57,507 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,972 | 21,595 | 52,076 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Costa Rica?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Costa Rica was 29,988 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 57,507 in 2013.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,863 in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis?
- Costa Rica ranks 91st out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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