Botswana vs Costa Rica: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time
- Botswana
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 7.77 million tonnes against 7.27 million tonnes in Botswana, a difference of 508,570 tonnes.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Botswana ranks 143rd and Costa Rica ranks 141st of 194 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.89 million tonnes | 48.41 million tonnes | 45.51 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3.99 million tonnes | 27.09 million tonnes | 23.10 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 6.03 million tonnes | 7.34 million tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 6.19 million tonnes | 9.96 million tonnes | 3.77 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7.76 million tonnes | 10.37 million tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 6.63 million tonnes | 7.15 million tonnes | 517,576 tonnes | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Botswana or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 7.77 million tonnes against 7.27 million tonnes in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 508,570 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Costa Rica rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Botswana ranks 143rd and Costa Rica ranks 141st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.