Costa Rica vs Moldova: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Costa Rica
0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Moldova
0.3344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
80th
Moldova rank
82nd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Moldova
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Moldova, a difference of 0.0046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 80th and Moldova ranks 82nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 13 and Moldova in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0.1896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 0.1778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1880s | 0.1596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1890s | 0.1717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1900s | 0.2335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.2717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.2364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1930s | 0.2085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1940s | 0.2874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0.4131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.5032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.5942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.5118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.3373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0128 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 Moldova?
- Costa Rica, at 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Moldova as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Costa Rica and Moldova?
- 0.0046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Moldova?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Moldova rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th and Moldova ranks 82nd 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.