Costa Rica vs Iran: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Costa Rica
0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iran
0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
80th
Iran rank
79th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 80th and Iran ranks 79th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 17 and Iran in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0.1896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 0.1778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 0.1596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.1717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0.2335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.2717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.2364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.2085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.2874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0.4131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.5032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.5942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.5118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.3373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0061 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, Costa Rica or Iran?
- Iran, at 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Costa Rica and Iran?
- 0.0111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iran?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Iran rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th and Iran ranks 79th 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.