Costa Rica vs Fiji: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Costa Rica
-986,495 tonnes
in 2024
Fiji
-1.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
167th
Fiji rank
168th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Costa Rica
- Fiji
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -986,495 tonnes against -1.08 million tonnes in Fiji, a difference of 94,125 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 167th and Fiji ranks 168th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 17 and Fiji in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.20 million tonnes | 177,788 tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 3.38 million tonnes | 173,017 tonnes | 3.21 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 4.50 million tonnes | 182,519 tonnes | 4.32 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 4.56 million tonnes | 94,000 tonnes | 4.47 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 6.48 million tonnes | 78,673 tonnes | 6.40 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 7.36 million tonnes | 222,837 tonnes | 7.14 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 8.47 million tonnes | 391,235 tonnes | 8.07 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 6.92 million tonnes | 368,056 tonnes | 6.55 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 17.15 million tonnes | 813,415 tonnes | 16.34 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 28.78 million tonnes | 819,230 tonnes | 27.96 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 32.12 million tonnes | 946,946 tonnes | 31.17 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 28.96 million tonnes | 726,014 tonnes | 28.23 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 41.53 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 40.48 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 24.68 million tonnes | 1.96 million tonnes | 22.72 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.94 million tonnes | 762,815 tonnes | 2.18 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.19 million tonnes | -360,552 tonnes | 3.55 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.76 million tonnes | -345,094 tonnes | 3.11 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | -781,487 tonnes | -504,444 tonnes | 277,043 tonnes | Fiji |
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 Fiji?
- Costa Rica, at -986,495 tonnes against -1.08 million tonnes in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Costa Rica and Fiji?
- 94,125 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Fiji?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Fiji rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Costa Rica ranks 167th and Fiji ranks 168th 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.