How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?

61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.

Where does this data come from?

FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Portugal: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation

Costa Rica

in 2050

Portugal

114

in 2050

Costa Rica rank

102nd

Portugal rank

99th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation over time

Costa Rica
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 114 against 97 in Costa Rica, a difference of 17.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 102nd and Portugal ranks 99th of 192 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	71.64	131.04	59.4	Portugal
1970s	106.45	129.9	23.45	Portugal
1980s	134.67	140.58	5.91	Portugal
1990s	111.15	137.71	26.55	Portugal
2000s	80	128.15	48.14	Portugal
2010s	91.48	126.45	34.97	Portugal
2030s	91.14	121.93	30.79	Portugal
2050s	97	114	17.01	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation, Costa Rica or Portugal?: Portugal, at 114 against 97 in Costa Rica as of 2050.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation between Costa Rica and Portugal?: 17, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation?: Costa Rica ranks 102nd and Portugal ranks 99th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 10,660 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).