Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
44,196 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
45,472 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
4th
Sri Lanka rank
3rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 45,472 tonnes per square kilometre against 44,196 tonnes per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,276 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 4th and Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,026 tonnes per square kilometre | 26,813 tonnes per square kilometre | 213.16 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 33,519 tonnes per square kilometre | 31,466 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,054 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 41,301 tonnes per square kilometre | 33,926 tonnes per square kilometre | 7,376 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 42,883 tonnes per square kilometre | 35,916 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,968 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 43,402 tonnes per square kilometre | 38,895 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,507 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 44,054 tonnes per square kilometre | 43,444 tonnes per square kilometre | 609.63 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 44,232 tonnes per square kilometre | 45,234 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,002 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 45,472 tonnes per square kilometre against 44,196 tonnes per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 1,276 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th and Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, 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 from land-use change 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.