Costa Rica vs Ghana: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
153.76 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Ghana
151.87 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
Ghana rank
121st
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Ghana
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 153.76 tonnes per square kilometre against 151.87 tonnes per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 1.89 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Ghana ranks 121st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 591.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 98.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 492.51 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 854.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 65.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 788.94 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 530.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 128.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 402.06 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 143.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 184.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 40.29 tonnes per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 195.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 118.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 76.99 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 203.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 142.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 60.55 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 141.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 147.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.85 tonnes per square kilometre | Ghana |
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, Costa Rica or Ghana?
- Costa Rica, at 153.76 tonnes per square kilometre against 151.87 tonnes per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 1.89 tonnes per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Ghana rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and Ghana ranks 121st 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.