Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Other forest — Emissions (CH4)
Costa Rica
0.1735 kt
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.1338 kt
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
47th
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Other forest — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1735 kt against 0.1338 kt in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0397 kt.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 219 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.126 kt | 4.72 kt | 4.59 kt | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0888 kt | 0.4132 kt | 0.3244 kt | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.1854 kt | 0.5382 kt | 0.3528 kt | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.1532 kt | 0.2711 kt | 0.1179 kt | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — emissions, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1735 kt against 0.1338 kt in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — emissions between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0397 kt, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for other forest — emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other forest — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.