Costa Rica vs Zimbabwe: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Costa Rica
-986,495 tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
-1.75 million tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
167th
Zimbabwe rank
170th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports -986,495 tonnes against -1.75 million tonnes in Zimbabwe, a difference of 765,555 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 167th and Zimbabwe ranks 170th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 13 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1850s 2.20 million tonnes 1.19 million tonnes 1.01 million tonnes Costa Rica
1860s 3.38 million tonnes 1.32 million tonnes 2.07 million tonnes Costa Rica
1870s 4.50 million tonnes 1.24 million tonnes 3.26 million tonnes Costa Rica
1880s 4.56 million tonnes 1.38 million tonnes 3.18 million tonnes Costa Rica
1890s 6.48 million tonnes 1.58 million tonnes 4.90 million tonnes Costa Rica
1900s 7.36 million tonnes 2.91 million tonnes 4.45 million tonnes Costa Rica
1910s 8.47 million tonnes 4.01 million tonnes 4.46 million tonnes Costa Rica
1920s 6.92 million tonnes 6.71 million tonnes 207,926 tonnes Costa Rica
1930s 17.15 million tonnes 8.82 million tonnes 8.33 million tonnes Costa Rica
1940s 28.78 million tonnes 14.43 million tonnes 14.35 million tonnes Costa Rica
1950s 32.12 million tonnes 17.50 million tonnes 14.62 million tonnes Costa Rica
1960s 28.96 million tonnes 16.78 million tonnes 12.18 million tonnes Costa Rica
1970s 41.53 million tonnes 20.88 million tonnes 20.66 million tonnes Costa Rica
1980s 24.68 million tonnes 28.09 million tonnes 3.41 million tonnes Zimbabwe
1990s 2.94 million tonnes 43.07 million tonnes 40.13 million tonnes Zimbabwe
2000s 3.19 million tonnes 40.06 million tonnes 36.87 million tonnes Zimbabwe
2010s 2.76 million tonnes 7.82 million tonnes 5.05 million tonnes Zimbabwe
2020s -781,487 tonnes -354,534 tonnes 426,953 tonnes Zimbabwe

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 Zimbabwe?
Costa Rica, at -986,495 tonnes against -1.75 million tonnes in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
765,555 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Costa Rica ranks 167th and Zimbabwe ranks 170th 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

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.