Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0016 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Costa Rica, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.0016 hectares per person.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0019 hectares per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 hectares per person, in 2006.
That places Costa Rica 75th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.001 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0012 hectares per person | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 hectares per person | -62.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 hectares per person | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 hectares per person | +116.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 hectares per person | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 hectares per person | +32.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 hectares per person | -59.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 hectares per person | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 hectares per person | +123.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 hectares per person | -28.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 hectares per person | +67.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 hectares per person | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 hectares per person | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 hectares per person | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.001 hectares per person | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 hectares per person | +45.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 hectares per person | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 hectares per person | -15.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0016 hectares per person | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0009 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | 0.0019 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 hectares per person | 0.001 hectares per person | 0.0017 hectares per person | 6 |
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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 area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0016 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 hectares per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 hectares per person in 2006.
- How does Costa Rica rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires 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.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area burned by wildfires 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.