Costa Rica vs Ghana: Consumption-based carbon intensity
Costa Rica
0.1824 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Ghana
0.1853 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
91st
Ghana rank
88th
Consumption-based carbon intensity over time
- Costa Rica
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.1853 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1824 kilograms per international-$ in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0029 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 91st and Ghana ranks 88th of 119 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2192 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2011 kilograms per international-$ | 0.018 kilograms per international-$ | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.2506 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2005 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0501 kilograms per international-$ | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2095 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2006 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0088 kilograms per international-$ | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1788 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1846 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0058 kilograms per international-$ | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based carbon intensity, Costa Rica or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.1853 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1824 kilograms per international-$ in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in consumption-based carbon intensity between Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 0.0029 kilograms per international-$, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Ghana rank globally for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Costa Rica ranks 91st and Ghana ranks 88th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).