Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Humid tropical forest — Emissions
Costa Rica
444.02 kt
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
658.36 kt
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Humid tropical forest — Emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 658.36 kt against 444.02 kt in Costa Rica, a difference of 214.34 kt.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.5 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 104 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 189.46 kt | 1,794 kt | 1,605 kt | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 375.36 kt | 2,008 kt | 1,633 kt | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 412.3 kt | 729.62 kt | 317.32 kt | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — emissions, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 658.36 kt against 444.02 kt in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — emissions between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 214.34 kt, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for humid tropical forest — emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 104 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CO2). 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.