Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP

Costa Rica
0.0618
in 2023
Paraguay
0.0655
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
141st
Paraguay rank
140th

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Paraguay
00.020.040.060.08200020112023

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.0655 against 0.0618 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0037.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 141st and Paraguay ranks 140th of 159 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0823 0.0651 0.0173 Costa Rica
2010s 0.0708 0.0699 0.001 Costa Rica
2020s 0.0602 0.0721 0.0119 Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 0.0655 against 0.0618 in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
0.0037, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
Costa Rica ranks 141st and Paraguay ranks 140th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
196 places, 4,687 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed