Costa Rica vs Kyrgyzstan: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
1.71 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
1.64 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
139th
Kyrgyzstan rank
140th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.71 tonnes per person against 1.64 tonnes per person in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 139th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 140th of 213 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Kyrgyzstan in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0479 tonnes per person | 0.0469 tonnes per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1880s | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 0.1111 tonnes per person | 0.1048 tonnes per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1890s | 0.091 tonnes per person | 0.23 tonnes per person | 0.139 tonnes per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1900s | 0.1301 tonnes per person | 0.4066 tonnes per person | 0.2765 tonnes per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1910s | 0.1756 tonnes per person | 0.4232 tonnes per person | 0.2477 tonnes per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1920s | 0.0232 tonnes per person | 0.2677 tonnes per person | 0.2445 tonnes per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1930s | 0.0073 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1940s | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 0.3621 tonnes per person | 2.94 tonnes per person | 2.58 tonnes per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 0.4849 tonnes per person | 4.05 tonnes per person | 3.57 tonnes per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 0.9963 tonnes per person | 4.95 tonnes per person | 3.95 tonnes per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 0.8912 tonnes per person | 5.09 tonnes per person | 4.2 tonnes per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 1.25 tonnes per person | 1.88 tonnes per person | 0.6287 tonnes per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 1.6 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | 0.5228 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.59 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 0.0236 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.56 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | 0.0326 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Kyrgyzstan?
- Costa Rica, at 1.71 tonnes per person against 1.64 tonnes per person in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.07 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 139th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 140th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita 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 dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.