Costa Rica vs Lithuania: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Costa Rica
-986,495 tonnes
in 2024
Lithuania
-685,534 tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
167th
Lithuania rank
164th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Costa Rica
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports -685,534 tonnes against -986,495 tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 300,961 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lithuania ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 167th and Lithuania ranks 164th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 10 and Lithuania in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.20 million tonnes | 22.05 million tonnes | 19.86 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1860s | 3.38 million tonnes | 21.14 million tonnes | 17.75 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 4.50 million tonnes | 21.02 million tonnes | 16.53 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 4.56 million tonnes | 21.38 million tonnes | 16.82 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 6.48 million tonnes | 21.52 million tonnes | 15.05 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 7.36 million tonnes | 21.62 million tonnes | 14.26 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1910s | 8.47 million tonnes | 14.71 million tonnes | 6.24 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 6.92 million tonnes | 10.87 million tonnes | 3.96 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 17.15 million tonnes | 14.98 million tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 28.78 million tonnes | 7.42 million tonnes | 21.36 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 32.12 million tonnes | -2.68 million tonnes | 34.80 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 28.96 million tonnes | -12.20 million tonnes | 41.15 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 41.53 million tonnes | -6.99 million tonnes | 48.52 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 24.68 million tonnes | -3.30 million tonnes | 27.97 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.94 million tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.19 million tonnes | -11.36 million tonnes | 14.55 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.76 million tonnes | -1.97 million tonnes | 4.74 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | -781,487 tonnes | -1.47 million tonnes | 683,696 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 Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at -685,534 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 Lithuania?
- 300,961 tonnes, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lithuania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Lithuania rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Costa Rica ranks 167th and Lithuania ranks 164th 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.