Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Consumption co2 per capita

Costa Rica
2.88
in 2023
Uruguay
3.18
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Uruguay rank
71st

Consumption co2 per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
01234199020062023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 3.18 against 2.88 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Uruguay ranks 71st of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 1.79 2.01 0.2226 Uruguay
2000s 2.59 2.5 0.0879 Costa Rica
2010s 2.82 3.11 0.2908 Uruguay
2020s 2.74 3.05 0.3055 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consumption co2 per capita, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 3.18 against 2.88 in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in consumption co2 per capita between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
0.3, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for consumption co2 per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Uruguay ranks 71st 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