Annual number of fires in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Annual number of fires was 259 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Latest (2026)
259
Change on year
up 250.0%
World rank
76th
of 248 countries
All-time high
519
in 2013
All-time low
74
in 2025
Years of data
15
2012–2026
Annual number of fires in Costa Rica, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 259 for annual number of fires in 2026.
That represents a change of up 250.0% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual number of fires in Costa Rica peaked at 519 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 74, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 76th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Annual number of fires in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 291 | — |
| 2013 | 519 | +78.4% |
| 2014 | 371 | -28.5% |
| 2015 | 385 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 404 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 257 | -36.4% |
| 2018 | 220 | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 367 | +66.8% |
| 2020 | 351 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 119 | -66.1% |
| 2022 | 317 | +166.4% |
| 2023 | 136 | -57.1% |
| 2024 | 281 | +106.6% |
| 2025 | 74 | -73.7% |
| 2026 | 259 | +250.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 259 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 259.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 259 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.5, 3.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 351.75 | 220 | 519 | 8 |
| 2020s | 219.57 | 74 | 351 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 number of fires in Costa Rica?
- Annual number of fires in Costa Rica was 259 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual number of fires recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 519 in 2013.
- What is the lowest annual number of fires recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 74 in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for annual number of fires?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th out of 248 countries with data for 2026.
- Is annual number of fires rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual number of fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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