Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
173.27 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Ecuador
185.13 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
108th
Ecuador rank
106th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 185.13 tonnes per square kilometre against 173.27 tonnes per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 11.86 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 108th and Ecuador ranks 106th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Ecuador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.21 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 40.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 25.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.68 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 47.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 63.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.6 tonnes per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 86.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 76.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.65 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 132.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 114.67 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.99 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 148.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 158.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.84 tonnes per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 156.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 163.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.08 tonnes per square kilometre | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 185.13 tonnes per square kilometre against 173.27 tonnes per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 11.86 tonnes per square kilometre, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 108th and Ecuador ranks 106th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre. 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 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.