Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Other forest — Emissions
Costa Rica
0.0158 kt
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0122 kt
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
47th
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Other forest — Emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0158 kt against 0.0122 kt in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0036 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 | 0.0082 kt | 0.1509 kt | 0.1427 kt | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0078 kt | 0.0292 kt | 0.0214 kt | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0169 kt | 0.0491 kt | 0.0322 kt | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.014 kt | 0.0247 kt | 0.0107 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 0.0158 kt against 0.0122 kt in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — emissions between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0036 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 (N2O). 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.