China vs Costa Rica: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
China
0.335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
China rank
81st
Costa Rica rank
80th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in China, a difference of 0.004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0.0184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 0.022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 0.0261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.0292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0.0331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.0375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.0427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.0505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.0724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0.1066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.1786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.2312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.2802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.3209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, China or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between China and Costa Rica?
- 0.004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 emissions?
- China ranks 81st and Costa Rica ranks 80th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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 in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.