Costa Rica vs Cyprus: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Costa Rica
-986,495 tonnes
in 2024
Cyprus
-904,092 tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
167th
Cyprus rank
166th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Costa Rica
- Cyprus
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports -904,092 tonnes against -986,495 tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 82,403 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 167th and Cyprus ranks 166th of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.20 million tonnes | 485,033 tonnes | 1.71 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 3.38 million tonnes | 591,359 tonnes | 2.79 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 4.50 million tonnes | 734,731 tonnes | 3.76 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 4.56 million tonnes | 639,925 tonnes | 3.92 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 6.48 million tonnes | 607,074 tonnes | 5.87 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 7.36 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 6.33 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 8.47 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 7.23 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 6.92 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 5.59 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 17.15 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 15.77 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 28.78 million tonnes | 3.06 million tonnes | 25.71 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 32.12 million tonnes | 3.12 million tonnes | 29.00 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 28.96 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | 27.60 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 41.53 million tonnes | -2.55 million tonnes | 44.08 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 24.68 million tonnes | -2.94 million tonnes | 27.61 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.94 million tonnes | -2.11 million tonnes | 5.06 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.19 million tonnes | -603,227 tonnes | 3.79 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.76 million tonnes | -859,782 tonnes | 3.62 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | -781,487 tonnes | -812,983 tonnes | 31,496 tonnes | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Costa Rica or Cyprus?
- Cyprus, at -904,092 tonnes against -986,495 tonnes in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Costa Rica and Cyprus?
- 82,403 tonnes, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cyprus?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Cyprus rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Costa Rica ranks 167th and Cyprus ranks 166th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.