Costa Rica vs Syria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.0233 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Syria
0.0212 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
76th
Syria rank
79th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Syria
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0233 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0212 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Syria, a difference of 0.0021 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Syria ranks 79th of 193 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.4462 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 1.85 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.9591 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1315 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.8276 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.5615 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0401 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.5215 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.2241 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0396 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1845 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1101 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0186 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0915 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0433 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0229 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0204 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0341 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0322 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 Syria?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0233 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0212 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Syria?
- 0.0021 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Syria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Syria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th and Syria ranks 79th 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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About this data
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.