Costa Rica vs Greece: AFOLU — Emissions per capita
Costa Rica
0.84 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Greece
0.82 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
84th
Greece rank
86th
AFOLU — Emissions per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Greece
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.84 t CO2eq/cap against 0.82 t CO2eq/cap in Greece, a difference of 0.02 t CO2eq/cap.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greece ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 84th and Greece ranks 86th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.284 t CO2eq/cap | 1.04 t CO2eq/cap | 0.759 t CO2eq/cap | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.475 t CO2eq/cap | 0.931 t CO2eq/cap | 0.456 t CO2eq/cap | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 0.247 t CO2eq/cap | 0.167 t CO2eq/cap | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.725 t CO2eq/cap | 0.575 t CO2eq/cap | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions per capita, Costa Rica or Greece?
- Costa Rica, at 0.84 t CO2eq/cap against 0.82 t CO2eq/cap in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions per capita between Costa Rica and Greece?
- 0.02 t CO2eq/cap, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greece?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Greece rank globally for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 84th and Greece ranks 86th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.