Costa Rica vs Slovakia: Per capita methane emissions
Costa Rica
1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Slovakia
1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
77th
Slovakia rank
80th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Slovakia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Slovakia, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Slovakia ranks 80th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 11 and Slovakia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 0.9435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 0.9687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Costa Rica or Slovakia?
- Costa Rica, at 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Slovakia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Costa Rica and Slovakia?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Slovakia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Slovakia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th and Slovakia ranks 80th 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.