Costa Rica vs Iraq: Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time
- Costa Rica
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.0141 Mt CO2e against 0.0131 Mt CO2e in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.001 Mt CO2e.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Iraq ranks 70th of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0065 Mt CO2e | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | 0.0043 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0079 Mt CO2e | 0.0056 Mt CO2e | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0071 Mt CO2e | 0.0089 Mt CO2e | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.0119 Mt CO2e | 0.0084 Mt CO2e | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0159 Mt CO2e | 0.0095 Mt CO2e | 0.0064 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0135 Mt CO2e | 0.0125 Mt CO2e | 0.001 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy), Costa Rica or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.0141 Mt CO2e against 0.0131 Mt CO2e in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 0.001 Mt CO2e, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Iraq ranks 70th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial combustion (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).