Costa Rica vs Namibia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP

Costa Rica
0.0233 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Namibia
0.0263 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
76th
Namibia rank
73rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.0263 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0233 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.003 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 76th and Namibia ranks 73rd of 193 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.5615 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1012 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.4603 tonnes per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1990s 0.2241 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0694 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1547 tonnes per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2000s 0.1101 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0499 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0602 tonnes per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.0433 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0176 tonnes per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 0.0303 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0283 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0019 tonnes per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.0263 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0233 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Namibia?
0.003 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Namibia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Namibia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Namibia ranks 73rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,813 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.