Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Energy

Costa Rica
8,076 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2021
New Zealand
28,851 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
36th
New Zealand rank
33rd

Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Energy over time

  • Costa Rica
  • New Zealand
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020062023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 28,851 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 8,076 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Costa Rica, a difference of 20,775 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 3.6 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 36th and New Zealand ranks 33rd of 40 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 4,132 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 26,676 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 22,544 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent New Zealand
2000s 6,055 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 33,000 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 26,945 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent New Zealand
2010s 7,677 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 32,170 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 24,493 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent New Zealand
2020s 7,581 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 31,220 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 23,639 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — energy, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 28,851 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 8,076 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — energy between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
20,775 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — energy?
Costa Rica ranks 36th and New Zealand ranks 33rd of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Energy
Unit
Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
53 places, 1,760 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed