Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
153.76 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
New Zealand
175.53 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
New Zealand rank
117th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 175.53 tonnes per square kilometre against 153.76 tonnes per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 21.77 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and New Zealand ranks 117th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 591.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 103.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 487.07 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 854.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 165.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 688.92 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 530.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 157.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 373.5 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 143.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 151.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.74 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 195.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 198.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.21 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 203.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 199.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.12 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 141.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 190.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 49.66 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
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 New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 175.53 tonnes per square kilometre against 153.76 tonnes per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 21.77 tonnes per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and New Zealand ranks 117th 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.