Costa Rica vs Kyrgyzstan: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Costa Rica
2.88 tonnes per person
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan
2.71 tonnes per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Kyrgyzstan rank
76th
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.88 tonnes per person against 2.71 tonnes per person in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.17 tonnes per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Kyrgyzstan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Kyrgyzstan ranks 76th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Kyrgyzstan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.79 tonnes per person | 3.16 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 2.59 tonnes per person | 1.73 tonnes per person | 0.8627 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.82 tonnes per person | 2.87 tonnes per person | 0.0533 tonnes per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 2.74 tonnes per person | 2.73 tonnes per person | 0.0095 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, Costa Rica or Kyrgyzstan?
- Costa Rica, at 2.88 tonnes per person against 2.71 tonnes per person in Kyrgyzstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions between Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.17 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Kyrgyzstan ranks 76th 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.