Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Nitrous oxide emissions
Costa Rica
1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
123rd
Papua New Guinea rank
122nd
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Costa Rica, a difference of 69,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 15 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 24,619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 28,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 34,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 48,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 82,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 114,483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60,799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 116,969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 125,752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 231,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 173,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 453,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 260,868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 192,926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 790,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 417,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 373,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 738,593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 495,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 491,429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 385,968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 250,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.81 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 Papua New Guinea?
- 69,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd 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.