Costa Rica vs Guyana: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
0.0598
in 2024
Guyana
0.0646
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
169th
Guyana rank
166th
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 0.0646 against 0.0598 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0048.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 169th and Guyana ranks 166th of 191 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.102 | 0.2758 | 0.1738 | Guyana |
| 2000s | 0.0954 | 0.2413 | 0.1459 | Guyana |
| 2010s | 0.079 | 0.2379 | 0.1589 | Guyana |
| 2020s | 0.0627 | 0.134 | 0.0713 | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 0.0646 against 0.0598 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 0.0048, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Guyana rank globally for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 169th and Guyana ranks 166th 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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About this data
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.