Costa Rica vs Norway: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time
- Costa Rica
- Norway
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 21.9% against 18.9% in Norway, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 117th and Norway ranks 120th of 203 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -8.7% | 5.2% | 13.9% | Norway |
| 2000s | -13.8% | 34.4% | 48.1% | Norway |
| 2010s | -2.5% | 27.6% | 30.0% | Norway |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 19.7% | 10.2% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Costa Rica or Norway?
- Costa Rica, at 21.9% against 18.9% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Costa Rica and Norway?
- 3.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Costa Rica ranks 117th and Norway ranks 120th of 203 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.