Costa Rica vs Slovenia: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
177.38 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Slovenia
179.79 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
154th
Slovenia rank
151st
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 179.79 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 177.38 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.41 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Slovenia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 154th and Slovenia ranks 151st of 204 countries.
Slovenia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 203.28 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 222.51 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 19.23 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 199.12 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 211.19 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 12.07 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 181.79 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 195.33 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 13.54 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 169.99 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 181.97 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 11.98 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 179.79 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 177.38 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Slovenia?
- 2.41 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Slovenia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Slovenia rank globally for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 154th and Slovenia ranks 151st of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon 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
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.