Costa Rica vs Georgia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Costa Rica
1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Georgia
1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
123rd
Georgia rank
120th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Georgia
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Costa Rica, a difference of 155,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Georgia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Georgia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Georgia ranks 120th of 201 countries.
Georgia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Georgia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 237,864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 215,093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1860s | 24,619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 256,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 231,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1870s | 28,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 303,328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 274,559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1880s | 34,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 370,306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 335,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1890s | 48,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 408,294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 359,708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1900s | 82,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 433,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 351,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1910s | 114,483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 500,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 386,167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1920s | 116,969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 604,024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 487,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1930s | 125,752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 628,764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 503,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1940s | 231,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 759,997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 528,408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1950s | 453,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 721,972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1960s | 790,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1970s | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1980s | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1990s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 202,213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 2000s | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 332,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 2010s | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 2020s | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Costa Rica or Georgia?
- Georgia, at 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Costa Rica and Georgia?
- 155,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Georgia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Georgia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Georgia ranks 120th 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.