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
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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

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.