Cape Verde vs Costa Rica: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Cape Verde
148.04 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Costa Rica
153.76 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
123rd
Costa Rica rank
120th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Cape Verde
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 153.76 tonnes per square kilometre against 148.04 tonnes per square kilometre in Cape Verde, a difference of 5.72 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 123rd and Costa Rica ranks 120th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 591.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 581.79 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 24.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 854.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 829.89 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 26.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 530.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 504.47 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 74.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 143.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 68.83 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 136.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 195.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 58.3 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 149.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 203.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 54.03 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 142.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 141.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.63 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Cape Verde or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 153.76 tonnes per square kilometre against 148.04 tonnes per square kilometre in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 5.72 tonnes per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 123rd and Costa Rica ranks 120th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.