Costa Rica vs Zimbabwe: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

Costa Rica
287,922 tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
257,859 tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
63rd
Zimbabwe rank
65th

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Zimbabwe
-2.0M02.0M187119472024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 287,922 tonnes against 257,859 tonnes in Zimbabwe, a difference of 30,063 tonnes.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 45 times across 121 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Zimbabwe ranks 65th of 215 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1900s 2,262 tonnes 49,464 tonnes 47,202 tonnes Zimbabwe
1910s -2,118 tonnes 81,707 tonnes 83,825 tonnes Zimbabwe
1920s -1,046 tonnes 152,422 tonnes 153,468 tonnes Zimbabwe
1930s -1,984 tonnes 21,618 tonnes 23,602 tonnes Zimbabwe
1940s 0 tonnes 216,143 tonnes 216,143 tonnes Zimbabwe
1950s 38,434 tonnes 110,390 tonnes 71,956 tonnes Zimbabwe
1960s 76,146 tonnes 51,072 tonnes 25,074 tonnes Costa Rica
1970s 163,393 tonnes 268,777 tonnes 105,384 tonnes Zimbabwe
1980s 14,970 tonnes 668,199 tonnes 653,230 tonnes Zimbabwe
1990s 248,562 tonnes -38,956 tonnes 287,517 tonnes Costa Rica
2000s 227,770 tonnes -747,435 tonnes 975,205 tonnes Costa Rica
2010s -3,273 tonnes 201,703 tonnes 204,976 tonnes Zimbabwe
2020s 220,011 tonnes 686,872 tonnes 466,860 tonnes Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Costa Rica or Zimbabwe?
Costa Rica, at 287,922 tonnes against 257,859 tonnes in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
30,063 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
121 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Zimbabwe rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Zimbabwe ranks 65th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.