Benin vs Costa Rica: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Benin
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1.63 Mt CO2e against 1.47 Mt CO2e in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.16 Mt CO2e.
That makes Benin'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.
Benin ranks 103rd and Costa Rica ranks 106th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3937 Mt CO2e | 0.9081 Mt CO2e | 0.5144 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.5348 Mt CO2e | 1.17 Mt CO2e | 0.632 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.657 Mt CO2e | 1.2 Mt CO2e | 0.5472 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.8751 Mt CO2e | 0.977 Mt CO2e | 0.1019 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.14 Mt CO2e | 1.22 Mt CO2e | 0.0859 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.46 Mt CO2e | 1.35 Mt CO2e | 0.1022 Mt CO2e | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture, Benin or Costa Rica?
- Benin, at 1.63 Mt CO2e against 1.47 Mt CO2e in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture between Benin and Costa Rica?
- 0.16 Mt CO2e, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Costa Rica?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Costa Rica rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture?
- Benin ranks 103rd and Costa Rica ranks 106th of 201 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (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 nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.2 Liming, 3.C.3 Urea application, 3.C.4 Direct N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.5 Indirect N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.6 Indirect N2O Emissions from manure management, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).