Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)

Cameroon
0.0056 kt
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.007 kt
in 2024
Cameroon rank
79th
Costa Rica rank
77th

Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) over time

  • Cameroon
  • Costa Rica
00.0020.0040.0060.0080.01199020072024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.007 kt against 0.0056 kt in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0014 kt.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 79th and Costa Rica ranks 77th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0051 kt 0.0097 kt 0.0046 kt Costa Rica
2000s 0.0058 kt 0.0098 kt 0.004 kt Costa Rica
2010s 0.0059 kt 0.0093 kt 0.0034 kt Costa Rica
2020s 0.0056 kt 0.007 kt 0.0014 kt Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.007 kt against 0.0056 kt in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
0.0014 kt, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for grassland organic soils — emissions?
Cameroon ranks 79th and Costa Rica ranks 77th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.