Costa Rica vs Libya: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2024
Libya
0.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
123rd
Libya rank
121st
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Libya ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Libya ranks 121st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Costa Rica or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Costa Rica and Libya?
- 0.0%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Libya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Libya rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Libya ranks 121st 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 nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions.