Congo vs Costa Rica: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita

Congo
456.34 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
439.71 tonnes per person
in 2024
Congo rank
21st
Costa Rica rank
22nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time

  • Congo
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 456.34 tonnes per person against 439.71 tonnes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 16.63 tonnes per person.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 21st and Costa Rica ranks 22nd of 194 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 1,701 tonnes per person 879.1 tonnes per person 821.73 tonnes per person Congo
1970s 1,351 tonnes per person 825.73 tonnes per person 524.81 tonnes per person Congo
1980s 1,088 tonnes per person 781.16 tonnes per person 306.84 tonnes per person Congo
1990s 852 tonnes per person 629.65 tonnes per person 222.35 tonnes per person Congo
2000s 687.47 tonnes per person 525.2 tonnes per person 162.27 tonnes per person Congo
2010s 540.49 tonnes per person 470.27 tonnes per person 70.21 tonnes per person Congo
2020s 473.17 tonnes per person 444.3 tonnes per person 28.87 tonnes per person Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Congo or Costa Rica?
Congo, at 456.34 tonnes per person against 439.71 tonnes per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Congo and Costa Rica?
16.63 tonnes per person, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Costa Rica?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Congo and Costa Rica rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
Congo ranks 21st and Costa Rica ranks 22nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 12,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.