Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice

Costa Rica
0.0005 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Nicaragua
0.0005 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
74th
Nicaragua rank
75th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0005 units per square kilometre against 0.0005 units per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 0 units per square kilometre.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 74th and Nicaragua ranks 75th of 117 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 0.001 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.001 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
Costa Rica, at 0.0005 units per square kilometre against 0.0005 units per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
0 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
Costa Rica ranks 74th and Nicaragua ranks 75th of 117 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
117 places, 6,429 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.