Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled
Costa Rica
8.76 million tonnes
in 2024
Jamaica
8.40 million tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
114th
Jamaica rank
116th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 8.76 million tonnes against 8.40 million tonnes in Jamaica, a difference of 358,690 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 114th and Jamaica ranks 116th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 395,094 tonnes | 980,435 tonnes | 585,341 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 770,269 tonnes | 3.07 million tonnes | 2.30 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 2.09 million tonnes | 7.34 million tonnes | 5.25 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 2.42 million tonnes | 5.99 million tonnes | 3.57 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 4.40 million tonnes | 8.78 million tonnes | 4.38 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 6.77 million tonnes | 10.38 million tonnes | 3.60 million tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 7.60 million tonnes | 8.13 million tonnes | 526,593 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 7.93 million tonnes | 7.71 million tonnes | 221,194 tonnes | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Costa Rica, at 8.76 million tonnes against 8.40 million tonnes in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 358,690 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 114th and Jamaica ranks 116th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.