Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
2.88 tonnes per person
in 2023
Jamaica
2.93 tonnes per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Jamaica rank
72nd
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2.93 tonnes per person against 2.88 tonnes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Jamaica ranks 72nd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.79 tonnes per person | 3.28 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2.59 tonnes per person | 2.67 tonnes per person | 0.0779 tonnes per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.82 tonnes per person | 2.43 tonnes per person | 0.3912 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.74 tonnes per person | 2.9 tonnes per person | 0.1544 tonnes per person | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 2.93 tonnes per person against 2.88 tonnes per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0.05 tonnes per person, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Jamaica ranks 72nd of 120 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 Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. 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 tonnes per person.