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

Costa Rica
439.71 tonnes per person
in 2024
Gabon
427.77 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
22nd
Gabon rank
23rd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 439.71 tonnes per person against 427.77 tonnes per person in Gabon, a difference of 11.94 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Gabon ranks 23rd of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Gabon Difference Ahead
1960s 879.1 tonnes per person 828.05 tonnes per person 51.05 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1970s 825.73 tonnes per person 901.34 tonnes per person 75.62 tonnes per person Gabon
1980s 781.16 tonnes per person 830.04 tonnes per person 48.88 tonnes per person Gabon
1990s 629.65 tonnes per person 696.03 tonnes per person 66.38 tonnes per person Gabon
2000s 525.2 tonnes per person 622.49 tonnes per person 97.29 tonnes per person Gabon
2010s 470.27 tonnes per person 507.31 tonnes per person 37.04 tonnes per person Gabon
2020s 444.3 tonnes per person 441.07 tonnes per person 3.23 tonnes per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Costa Rica or Gabon?
Costa Rica, at 439.71 tonnes per person against 427.77 tonnes per person in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Costa Rica and Gabon?
11.94 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Gabon rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Gabon ranks 23rd 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.