Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Nitrous oxide
Costa Rica
54.79 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2021
Switzerland
43.02 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
29th
Switzerland rank
30th
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Nitrous oxide over time
- Costa Rica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 54.79 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 43.02 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Switzerland, a difference of 11.77 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 29th and Switzerland ranks 30th of 38 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.33 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 43.96 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 48.37 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 81.22 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 41.85 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 39.36 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 72.46 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 42.56 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 29.9 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 59.68 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 42.11 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 17.56 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — total nitrous oxide, Costa Rica or Switzerland?
- Costa Rica, at 54.79 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 43.02 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Switzerland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — total nitrous oxide between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 11.77 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — total nitrous oxide?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th and Switzerland ranks 30th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Nitrous oxide (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.