Argentina vs Costa Rica: Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4)
Argentina
0.8877 kt
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.6331 kt
in 2024
Argentina rank
41st
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 0.8877 kt against 0.6331 kt in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2546 kt.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 41st and Costa Rica ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.76 kt | 0.5945 kt | 29.17 kt | Argentina |
| 2000s | 8.96 kt | 0.3099 kt | 8.65 kt | Argentina |
| 2010s | 5.25 kt | 0.5352 kt | 4.71 kt | Argentina |
| 2020s | 8.65 kt | 0.5879 kt | 8.06 kt | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — emissions, Argentina or Costa Rica?
- Argentina, at 0.8877 kt against 0.6331 kt in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — emissions between Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 0.2546 kt, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for humid tropical forest — emissions?
- Argentina ranks 41st and Costa Rica ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.