Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
123rd
Papua New Guinea rank
122nd
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 15 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | 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 | 0.1% | 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% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Papua New Guinea 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 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.