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
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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About this data
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.