Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita
Costa Rica
2.88 tonnes per person
in 2023
Uruguay
3.18 tonnes per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Uruguay rank
71st
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 3.18 tonnes per person against 2.88 tonnes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3 tonnes per person.
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 tonnes per person | 2.01 tonnes per person | 0.2226 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 2.59 tonnes per person | 2.5 tonnes per person | 0.0879 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.82 tonnes per person | 3.11 tonnes per person | 0.2908 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2.74 tonnes per person | 3.05 tonnes per person | 0.3055 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 3.18 tonnes per person against 2.88 tonnes per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.3 tonnes per person, 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-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Uruguay ranks 71st 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 vs. territorial CO₂ emissions 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.