Costa Rica vs Hong Kong: Methane emissions
Costa Rica
5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Hong Kong
5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
127th
Hong Kong rank
130th
Methane emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Hong Kong, a difference of 396,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 127th and Hong Kong ranks 130th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 16 and Hong Kong in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 182,201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 172,385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 218,723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 200,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 278,061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 251,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 348,632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 313,864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 440,361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 393,419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 554,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 484,623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 683,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 100,130 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 583,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 795,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 126,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 669,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 945,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 213,278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 732,171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 369,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 877,244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 717,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 937,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 958,845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 695,078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 273,171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 5.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 278,578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Costa Rica or Hong Kong?
- Costa Rica, at 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Costa Rica and Hong Kong?
- 396,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hong Kong?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Hong Kong rank globally for methane emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 127th and Hong Kong ranks 130th 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.