Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4, per square
Costa Rica
0.0782 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.0794 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
20th
Nicaragua rank
19th
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4, per square over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.0794 kt per square kilometre against 0.0782 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0012 kt per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Nicaragua ranks 19th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0402 kt per square kilometre | 0.0271 kt per square kilometre | 0.0131 kt per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.0596 kt per square kilometre | 0.0362 kt per square kilometre | 0.0235 kt per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0754 kt per square kilometre | 0.0327 kt per square kilometre | 0.0427 kt per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0625 kt per square kilometre | 0.0411 kt per square kilometre | 0.0214 kt per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0452 kt per square kilometre | 0.0512 kt per square kilometre | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.0528 kt per square kilometre | 0.0678 kt per square kilometre | 0.015 kt per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.0686 kt per square kilometre | 0.0775 kt per square kilometre | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.0794 kt per square kilometre against 0.0782 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 0.0012 kt per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Nicaragua ranks 19th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.