China vs Costa Rica: Per capita nitrous oxide
China
0.335
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.339
in 2024
China rank
81st
Costa Rica rank
80th
Per capita nitrous oxide over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.339 against 0.335 in China, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.
China ranks 81st and Costa Rica ranks 80th of 201 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0159 | 0.2071 | 0.1912 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0.0184 | 0.1896 | 0.1712 | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 0.022 | 0.1778 | 0.1558 | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 0.0261 | 0.1596 | 0.1335 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.0292 | 0.1717 | 0.1425 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0.0331 | 0.2335 | 0.2004 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.0375 | 0.2717 | 0.2342 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.0427 | 0.2364 | 0.1937 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.0505 | 0.2085 | 0.158 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.0724 | 0.2874 | 0.2151 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0.1066 | 0.4131 | 0.3065 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.145 | 0.5032 | 0.3582 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.1786 | 0.5942 | 0.4156 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.2312 | 0.59 | 0.3588 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.2802 | 0.5118 | 0.2317 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.3209 | 0.3373 | 0.0164 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3309 | 0.3596 | 0.0287 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3277 | 0.3484 | 0.0207 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide, China or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.339 against 0.335 in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide between China and Costa Rica?
- 0.004, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide?
- China ranks 81st and Costa Rica ranks 80th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.