Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
5,426 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
5,023 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
117th
Nigeria rank
120th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5,426 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,023 tonnes per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 403 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 117th and Nigeria ranks 120th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 186.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 106.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 80.71 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 458.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 406.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 51.11 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 916.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,074 tonnes per square kilometre | 157.75 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1,574 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,742 tonnes per square kilometre | 167.4 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2,689 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,724 tonnes per square kilometre | 35.01 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4,140 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,862 tonnes per square kilometre | 277.54 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 5,185 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,804 tonnes per square kilometre | 381.44 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 Nigeria?
- Costa Rica, at 5,426 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,023 tonnes per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 403 tonnes per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 117th and Nigeria ranks 120th 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.