Costa Rica vs Singapore: Methane emissions
Costa Rica
5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Singapore
5.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
127th
Singapore rank
124th
Methane emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 5.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Costa Rica, a difference of 256,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 127th and Singapore ranks 124th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 17 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 182,201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 163,519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 218,723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 194,531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 278,061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 246,732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 348,632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 308,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 440,361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 387,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 554,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68,041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 486,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 683,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 88,073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 595,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 795,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 124,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 671,373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 945,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 171,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 773,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 233,446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 488,127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 587,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 865,404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 227,140 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 5.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Costa Rica or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 5.80 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 Costa Rica and Singapore?
- 256,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Singapore?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Singapore rank globally for methane emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 127th and Singapore ranks 124th 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.