Costa Rica vs Egypt: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Costa Rica
3.4%
in 2024
Egypt
3.3%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
82nd
Egypt rank
83rd
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 63 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1912 it was Egypt ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Egypt ranks 83rd of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 8 and Egypt in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 54.5% | 190.4% | 135.9% | Egypt |
| 1920s | 106.7% | 5.2% | 101.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 245.3% | 15.4% | 229.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 338.1% | 13.9% | 324.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 7,485.6% | 6.3% | 7,479.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 12.1% | 5.7% | 6.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 9.7% | 8.2% | 1.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 5.3% | 4.4% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.4% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 5.2% | 1.5% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Costa Rica or Egypt?
- Costa Rica, at 3.4% against 3.3% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Egypt ranks 83rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.