Costa Rica vs Slovenia: Per capita methane emissions
Costa Rica
1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Slovenia
1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
77th
Slovenia rank
75th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia 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 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Slovenia ranks 75th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 10 and Slovenia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3805 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 | 0.0065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovenia |
| 1960s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovenia |
| 1970s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovenia |
| 1980s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovenia |
| 1990s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 0.9435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 0.9687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Costa Rica or Slovenia?
- Slovenia, 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 Slovenia?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Slovenia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Slovenia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th and Slovenia ranks 75th 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.