Costa Rica vs Kyrgyzstan: Per capita methane emissions
Costa Rica
1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
77th
Kyrgyzstan rank
74th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 74th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 15 and Kyrgyzstan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.9435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Costa Rica or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 74th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita methane 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.