Costa Rica vs Tunisia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Costa Rica
-986,495 tonnes
in 2024
Tunisia
-1.32 million tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
167th
Tunisia rank
169th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Costa Rica
- Tunisia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -986,495 tonnes against -1.32 million tonnes in Tunisia, a difference of 333,605 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 167th and Tunisia ranks 169th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 17 and Tunisia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.20 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 3.38 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 4.50 million tonnes | 1.81 million tonnes | 2.69 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 4.56 million tonnes | 2.07 million tonnes | 2.49 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 6.48 million tonnes | 2.18 million tonnes | 4.29 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 7.36 million tonnes | 3.70 million tonnes | 3.66 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 8.47 million tonnes | 2.12 million tonnes | 6.35 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 6.92 million tonnes | 3.14 million tonnes | 3.78 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 17.15 million tonnes | 5.94 million tonnes | 11.21 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 28.78 million tonnes | 6.62 million tonnes | 22.15 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 32.12 million tonnes | 7.91 million tonnes | 24.21 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 28.96 million tonnes | 5.27 million tonnes | 23.69 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 41.53 million tonnes | 6.29 million tonnes | 35.24 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 24.68 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | 23.54 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.94 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.19 million tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.76 million tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | -781,487 tonnes | -260,305 tonnes | 521,182 tonnes | Tunisia |
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 Tunisia?
- Costa Rica, at -986,495 tonnes against -1.32 million tonnes in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Costa Rica and Tunisia?
- 333,605 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tunisia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Tunisia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Costa Rica ranks 167th and Tunisia ranks 169th 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.