Costa Rica vs Gabon: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, gaps filled

Costa Rica
285.80 million tonnes
in 2024
Gabon
307.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
Gabon rank
117th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, gaps filled over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 307.08 million tonnes against 285.80 million tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 21.28 million tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 120th and Gabon ranks 117th of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Gabon Difference Ahead
1950s 3.70 million tonnes 87,935 tonnes 3.61 million tonnes Costa Rica
1960s 9.19 million tonnes 1.80 million tonnes 7.40 million tonnes Costa Rica
1970s 23.39 million tonnes 28.69 million tonnes 5.30 million tonnes Gabon
1980s 46.80 million tonnes 88.91 million tonnes 42.11 million tonnes Gabon
1990s 80.38 million tonnes 139.69 million tonnes 59.31 million tonnes Gabon
2000s 137.29 million tonnes 198.98 million tonnes 61.69 million tonnes Gabon
2010s 211.38 million tonnes 254.43 million tonnes 43.05 million tonnes Gabon
2020s 268.97 million tonnes 296.15 million tonnes 27.18 million tonnes Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, gaps filled, Costa Rica or Gabon?
Gabon, at 307.08 million tonnes against 285.80 million tonnes in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, gaps filled between Costa Rica and Gabon?
21.28 million tonnes, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Gabon rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, gaps filled?
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Gabon ranks 117th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 23,492 data points, 1750–2024
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.