Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Costa Rica: Methane emissions
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Costa Rica
5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
126th
Costa Rica rank
127th
Methane emissions over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Costa Rica, a difference of 60,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 126th and Costa Rica ranks 127th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 17 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 878,676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 182,201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 696,476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1860s | 950,246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 218,723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 731,524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1870s | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 278,061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 773,430 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1880s | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 348,632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 814,567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1890s | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 440,361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 855,007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1900s | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 554,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 854,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1910s | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 683,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 790,856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1920s | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 795,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 978,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1930s | 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 945,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1940s | 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1950s | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1960s | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1970s | 4.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 971,043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1980s | 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 4.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 129,211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 4.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 311,509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 5.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 911,147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 5.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 478,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Costa Rica?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?
- 60,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica rank globally for methane emissions?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 126th and Costa Rica ranks 127th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.