Costa Rica vs Turkmenistan: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
153.76 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Turkmenistan
171.69 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
Turkmenistan rank
118th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 171.69 tonnes per square kilometre against 153.76 tonnes per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 17.93 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Turkmenistan ranks 118th of 192 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 146.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 82.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 64.28 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 195.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 106.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 88.64 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 203.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 134.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 68.32 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 141.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 183.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 42.37 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkmenistan |
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 Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 171.69 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 Turkmenistan?
- 17.93 tonnes per square kilometre, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Turkmenistan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Turkmenistan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and Turkmenistan ranks 118th 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.
Individual pages
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.