Costa Rica vs Jordan: Share of global methane emissions
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2024
Jordan
0.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
125th
Jordan rank
122nd
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 125th and Jordan ranks 122nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 17 and Jordan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Costa Rica or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Costa Rica and Jordan?
- 0.0%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jordan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Jordan rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 125th and Jordan ranks 122nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.