Congo vs Costa Rica: Annual CO₂ emissions
Congo
8.84 million tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica
8.76 million tonnes
in 2024
Congo rank
113th
Costa Rica rank
114th
Annual CO₂ emissions over time
- Congo
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Congo currently reports 8.84 million tonnes against 8.76 million tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 79,320 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Congo ranks 113th and Costa Rica ranks 114th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 153,006 tonnes | 395,094 tonnes | 242,088 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 305,944 tonnes | 770,269 tonnes | 464,325 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 824,766 tonnes | 2.09 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.11 million tonnes | 2.42 million tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.78 million tonnes | 4.40 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 4.06 million tonnes | 6.77 million tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 5.78 million tonnes | 7.60 million tonnes | 1.83 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 8.18 million tonnes | 7.93 million tonnes | 249,818 tonnes | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions, Congo or Costa Rica?
- Congo, at 8.84 million tonnes against 8.76 million tonnes in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions between Congo and Costa Rica?
- 79,320 tonnes, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Costa Rica?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Costa Rica rank globally for annual co₂ emissions?
- Congo ranks 113th and Costa Rica ranks 114th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.