Costa Rica vs Denmark: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Costa Rica
0.0997 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Denmark
0.0972 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
150th
Denmark rank
152nd
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0997 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0972 kilograms per international-$ in Denmark, a difference of 0.0025 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 103 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Denmark ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 150th and Denmark ranks 152nd of 164 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0098 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4442 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4344 kilograms per international-$ | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.0031 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4581 kilograms per international-$ | 0.455 kilograms per international-$ | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.0011 kilograms per international-$ | 0.512 kilograms per international-$ | 0.511 kilograms per international-$ | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.1062 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4683 kilograms per international-$ | 0.362 kilograms per international-$ | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.1035 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5404 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4369 kilograms per international-$ | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.1478 kilograms per international-$ | 0.531 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3833 kilograms per international-$ | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.1285 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2715 kilograms per international-$ | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.1529 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3631 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2101 kilograms per international-$ | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.1547 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2434 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0888 kilograms per international-$ | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.1184 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1514 kilograms per international-$ | 0.033 kilograms per international-$ | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.0979 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1009 kilograms per international-$ | 0.003 kilograms per international-$ | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Costa Rica or Denmark?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0997 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0972 kilograms per international-$ in Denmark as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 0.0025 kilograms per international-$, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 150th and Denmark ranks 152nd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).