Costa Rica vs Eritrea: Nitrous oxide emissions
Costa Rica
1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Eritrea
1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
123rd
Eritrea rank
126th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Eritrea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eritrea, a difference of 88,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Eritrea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Eritrea ranks 126th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Eritrea in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65,994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1860s | 24,619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70,429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1870s | 28,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87,944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59,174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1880s | 34,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1890s | 48,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 130,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81,692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1900s | 82,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 146,155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1910s | 114,483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 78,920 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 116,969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 294,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 177,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 125,752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 317,483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 191,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 231,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 752,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 521,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 453,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 661,301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 790,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 961,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 171,316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 232,501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 532,575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 573,919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 158,870 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 128,452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Costa Rica or Eritrea?
- Costa Rica, at 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Costa Rica and Eritrea?
- 88,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Eritrea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Eritrea rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Eritrea ranks 126th 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.