Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land
Costa Rica
35.63 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2021
New Zealand
30.54 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
22nd
New Zealand rank
24th
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 35.63 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 30.54 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in New Zealand, a difference of 5.09 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and New Zealand ranks 24th of 36 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 125.04 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 19.71 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 105.34 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 32.25 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 15.71 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 16.54 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 81.08 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 23.81 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 57.27 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 50.29 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 37.92 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 12.37 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 35.63 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 30.54 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in New Zealand as of 2021.
- What is the difference in agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 5.09 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land?
- Costa Rica ranks 22nd and New Zealand ranks 24th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.