What is the difference in co₂ emissions embedded in trade between Costa Rica and Namibia?

16,400 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Namibia: CO₂ emissions embedded in trade

Costa Rica

6.22 million tonnes

in 2023

Namibia

6.20 million tonnes

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

54th

Namibia rank

55th

CO₂ emissions embedded in trade over time

Costa Rica
Namibia

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 6.22 million tonnes against 6.20 million tonnes in Namibia, a difference of 16,400 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 54th and Namibia ranks 55th of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.86 million tonnes	-0.0556 tonnes	1.86 million tonnes	Costa Rica
2000s	4.21 million tonnes	12,950 tonnes	4.20 million tonnes	Costa Rica
2010s	5.89 million tonnes	6.55 million tonnes	660,941 tonnes	Namibia
2020s	6.19 million tonnes	6.03 million tonnes	164,262 tonnes	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions embedded in trade, Costa Rica or Namibia?: Costa Rica, at 6.22 million tonnes against 6.20 million tonnes in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions embedded in trade between Costa Rica and Namibia?: 16,400 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Namibia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Namibia rank globally for co₂ emissions embedded in trade?: Costa Rica ranks 54th and Namibia ranks 55th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: CO₂ emissions embedded in trade
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 4,063 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured in tonnes.