Costa Rica vs Tanzania: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Costa Rica
0.0997 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Tanzania
0.0994 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
150th
Tanzania rank
151st
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Tanzania
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0997 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0994 kilograms per international-$ in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0003 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 150th and Tanzania ranks 151st of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1062 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0935 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0128 kilograms per international-$ | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.1035 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1213 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0178 kilograms per international-$ | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.1478 kilograms per international-$ | 0.154 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0062 kilograms per international-$ | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.1285 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1177 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0108 kilograms per international-$ | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.1529 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0866 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0664 kilograms per international-$ | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1547 kilograms per international-$ | 0.076 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0787 kilograms per international-$ | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1184 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0904 kilograms per international-$ | 0.028 kilograms per international-$ | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0979 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0937 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0042 kilograms per international-$ | Costa Rica |
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 Tanzania?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0997 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0994 kilograms per international-$ in Tanzania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Costa Rica and Tanzania?
- 0.0003 kilograms per international-$, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tanzania?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Tanzania rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 150th and Tanzania ranks 151st of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).