Colombia vs Costa Rica: CO₂ emissions per capita
Colombia
1.75 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
1.71 tonnes per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
138th
Costa Rica rank
139th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.75 tonnes per person against 1.71 tonnes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 138th and Costa Rica ranks 139th of 213 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 12 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.03 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0291 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.0513 tonnes per person | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 0.0449 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0.0243 tonnes per person | 0.091 tonnes per person | 0.0667 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0.0147 tonnes per person | 0.1301 tonnes per person | 0.1154 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.1756 tonnes per person | 0.1666 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.0903 tonnes per person | 0.0232 tonnes per person | 0.0671 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0.2284 tonnes per person | 0.0073 tonnes per person | 0.2212 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.4709 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.4683 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.8334 tonnes per person | 0.3621 tonnes per person | 0.4713 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1960s | 1.23 tonnes per person | 0.4849 tonnes per person | 0.7493 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1.55 tonnes per person | 0.9963 tonnes per person | 0.5496 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.67 tonnes per person | 0.8912 tonnes per person | 0.7834 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.72 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 0.4742 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.44 tonnes per person | 1.6 tonnes per person | 0.159 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.84 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | 0.2468 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.81 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person | 0.2501 tonnes per person | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Colombia, at 1.75 tonnes per person against 1.71 tonnes per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.04 tonnes per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Colombia ranks 138th and Costa Rica ranks 139th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.