Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Annual CO₂ emissions from oil
Costa Rica
8.28 million tonnes
in 2024
Paraguay
7.59 million tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
96th
Paraguay rank
99th
Annual CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 8.28 million tonnes against 7.59 million tonnes in Paraguay, a difference of 692,520 tonnes.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 96th and Paraguay ranks 99th of 215 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 394,979 tonnes | 162,315 tonnes | 232,664 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 737,196 tonnes | 445,542 tonnes | 291,654 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.93 million tonnes | 912,703 tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.19 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | 615,918 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.04 million tonnes | 3.14 million tonnes | 902,443 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 6.09 million tonnes | 3.76 million tonnes | 2.33 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7.10 million tonnes | 6.09 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 7.48 million tonnes | 7.40 million tonnes | 75,638 tonnes | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from oil, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Costa Rica, at 8.28 million tonnes against 7.59 million tonnes in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from oil between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 692,520 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from oil?
- Costa Rica ranks 96th and Paraguay ranks 99th 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 from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes.