Costa Rica vs Luxembourg: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Costa Rica
7.77 million tonnes
in 2024
Luxembourg
7.18 million tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
141st
Luxembourg rank
144th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Costa Rica
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 7.77 million tonnes against 7.18 million tonnes in Luxembourg, a difference of 595,680 tonnes.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 141st and Luxembourg ranks 144th of 194 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Luxembourg in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 28.29 million tonnes | -225,166 tonnes | 28.52 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 32.51 million tonnes | 9.14 million tonnes | 23.37 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 29.73 million tonnes | 11.60 million tonnes | 18.12 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 43.62 million tonnes | 12.55 million tonnes | 31.07 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 27.09 million tonnes | 9.00 million tonnes | 18.10 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 7.34 million tonnes | 10.53 million tonnes | 3.19 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 9.96 million tonnes | 10.88 million tonnes | 914,519 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 10.37 million tonnes | 10.18 million tonnes | 189,055 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 7.15 million tonnes | 7.67 million tonnes | 523,806 tonnes | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, Costa Rica or Luxembourg?
- Costa Rica, at 7.77 million tonnes against 7.18 million tonnes in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change between Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
- 595,680 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Luxembourg rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Costa Rica ranks 141st and Luxembourg ranks 144th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes.