Costa Rica vs Northern America: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
19.76 % change on previous year
in 2023
Northern America
1.64 % change on previous year
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
11th
Northern America rank
14th
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Northern America
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 19.76 % change on previous year against 1.64 % change on previous year in Northern America, a difference of 18.12 % change on previous year.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 12.0 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Northern America ranks 14th of 233 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Northern America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.86 % change on previous year | 4.1 % change on previous year | 3.76 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.01 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year | 0.5396 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.39 % change on previous year | -0.2905 % change on previous year | 1.68 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -1.36 % change on previous year | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | Northern America |
| 2000s | -1.52 % change on previous year | 0.2714 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | Northern America |
| 2010s | 3.77 % change on previous year | 0.4823 % change on previous year | 3.29 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.76 % change on previous year | 0.1684 % change on previous year | 4.59 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Northern America?
- Costa Rica, at 19.76 % change on previous year against 1.64 % change on previous year in Northern America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Northern America?
- 18.12 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Northern America?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Northern America rank globally for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th and Northern America ranks 14th of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.