Costa Rica vs Libya: Nitrous oxide emissions
Costa Rica
1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Libya
1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
123rd
Libya rank
121st
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Costa Rica, a difference of 140,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Libya'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 Libya ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Libya ranks 121st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1860s | 24,619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,920 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1870s | 28,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,620 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1880s | 34,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1890s | 48,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1900s | 82,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90,754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1910s | 114,483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 116,969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1930s | 125,752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 166,430 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1940s | 231,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 336,666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105,077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1950s | 453,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 490,459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1960s | 790,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 529,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 261,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 804,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 429,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 403,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 462,665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 138,715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 152,796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Costa Rica or Libya?
- Libya, at 1.88 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 Libya?
- 140,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Libya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Libya rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Libya ranks 121st 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.