Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.0008 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0009 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
66th
New Zealand rank
65th

Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • New Zealand
00.0010.0010.002199020062023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0009 kt per square kilometre against 0.0008 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 66th and New Zealand ranks 65th of 189 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.0009 kt per square kilometre against 0.0008 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in cropland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for cropland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 66th and New Zealand ranks 65th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.