Costa Rica vs Estonia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Costa Rica
1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Estonia
1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
123rd
Estonia rank
124th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Estonia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Estonia, a difference of 35,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Estonia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Estonia ranks 124th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Estonia in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 176,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1860s | 24,619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 189,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 165,213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1870s | 28,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 227,354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 198,584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1880s | 34,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 282,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 247,732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1890s | 48,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 312,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 263,817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1900s | 82,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 331,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 249,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1910s | 114,483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 386,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 271,975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1920s | 116,969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 473,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 356,244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1930s | 125,752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 482,247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 356,495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1940s | 231,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 564,901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 333,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1950s | 453,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 805,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 351,936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1960s | 790,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 320,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1970s | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 312,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1980s | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 336,710 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1990s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 180,452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 118,236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 2010s | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47,512 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 Estonia?
- Costa Rica, at 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Costa Rica and Estonia?
- 35,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Estonia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Estonia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Estonia ranks 124th 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.