Which has higher carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita, Chad or Costa Rica?

Costa Rica, at 0.0598 against 0.0586 in Chad as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Costa Rica?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs Costa Rica: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita

Chad

0.0586

in 2024

Costa Rica

0.0598

in 2024

Chad rank

170th

Costa Rica rank

169th

Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

Chad
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0598 against 0.0586 in Chad, a difference of 0.0012.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Chad ranks 170th and Costa Rica ranks 169th of 191 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.016	0.102	0.086	Costa Rica
2000s	0.0182	0.0954	0.0772	Costa Rica
2010s	0.0387	0.079	0.0403	Costa Rica
2020s	0.0605	0.0627	0.0022	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita, Chad or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 0.0598 against 0.0586 in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita between Chad and Costa Rica?: 0.0012, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Costa Rica?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Chad and Costa Rica rank globally for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?: Chad ranks 170th and Costa Rica ranks 169th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 6,583 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.