Costa Rica vs Senegal: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Costa Rica
0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Senegal
0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
80th
Senegal rank
83rd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Senegal
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Senegal, a difference of 0.0084 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 Senegal ranks 83rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 9 and Senegal in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0.1896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 0.1778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 0.1596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1890s | 0.1717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1900s | 0.2335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.2717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1920s | 0.2364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1930s | 0.2085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1940s | 0.2874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1950s | 0.4131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1960s | 0.5032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1970s | 0.5942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.5118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.3373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0131 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 Senegal?
- Costa Rica, at 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Costa Rica and Senegal?
- 0.0084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Senegal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Senegal rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th and Senegal ranks 83rd 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.