Burundi vs Costa Rica: Nitrous oxide emissions
Burundi
1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Costa Rica
1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burundi rank
125th
Costa Rica rank
123rd
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Burundi
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burundi, a difference of 60,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 125th and Costa Rica ranks 123rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 9 and Costa Rica in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 38,413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1860s | 41,235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1870s | 49,997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1880s | 63,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1890s | 71,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1900s | 81,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 594.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 104,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114,483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 145,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1930s | 159,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 125,752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1940s | 338,933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 231,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107,343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1950s | 497,302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 453,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1960s | 525,385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 790,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 265,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 715,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 518,971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 667,028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 924,452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 744,791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 813,249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 611,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 448,557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 203,128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Burundi or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Burundi and Costa Rica?
- 60,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Costa Rica?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Costa Rica rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Burundi ranks 125th and Costa Rica ranks 123rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.