Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.0006 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0005 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
51st
Papua New Guinea rank
53rd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Papua New Guinea
0000.0010.001199020062023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0006 kt per square kilometre against 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

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

Across all 34 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 51st and Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 189 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
Costa Rica, at 0.0006 kt per square kilometre against 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for grassland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 51st and Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Grassland 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
Grassland 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

Grassland 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.