Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Consumption co2 per capita

Costa Rica
2.88
in 2023
Ecuador
2.72
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Ecuador rank
75th

Consumption co2 per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
0123199020062023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.88 against 2.72 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.16.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Ecuador ranks 75th of 120 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ecuador Difference Ahead
1990s 1.79 1.62 0.1687 Costa Rica
2000s 2.59 2.19 0.3967 Costa Rica
2010s 2.82 2.69 0.129 Costa Rica
2020s 2.74 2.5 0.2479 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consumption co2 per capita, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
Costa Rica, at 2.88 against 2.72 in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in consumption co2 per capita between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
0.16, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for consumption co2 per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Ecuador ranks 75th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Consumption co2 per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Consumption co2 per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed