Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
5,426 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador
5,416 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
117th
Ecuador rank
118th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5,426 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,416 tonnes per square kilometre in Ecuador, a difference of 10 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 117th and Ecuador ranks 118th of 204 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 186.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 159.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.1 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 458.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 313.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 144.85 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 916.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 798.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 118.02 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1,574 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,526 tonnes per square kilometre | 48.62 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2,689 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,635 tonnes per square kilometre | 54.23 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4,140 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,061 tonnes per square kilometre | 78.86 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 5,185 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,159 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.81 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 5,426 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,416 tonnes per square kilometre in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 10 tonnes per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 117th and Ecuador ranks 118th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.