Costa Rica vs Somalia: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Costa Rica
1.52 tonnes per person
in 2024
Somalia
1.6 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
143rd
Somalia rank
140th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.6 tonnes per person against 1.52 tonnes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per person.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 143rd and Somalia ranks 140th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.97 tonnes per person | 2.75 tonnes per person | 16.22 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 20.82 tonnes per person | 2.23 tonnes per person | 18.59 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 10.55 tonnes per person | 1.9 tonnes per person | 8.65 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.11 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person | 0.222 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.35 tonnes per person | 2.12 tonnes per person | 0.233 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.17 tonnes per person | 1.67 tonnes per person | 0.4994 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.41 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | 0.1304 tonnes per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Costa Rica or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1.6 tonnes per person against 1.52 tonnes per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Costa Rica and Somalia?
- 0.08 tonnes per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Somalia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 143rd and Somalia ranks 140th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.