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

Costa Rica
0.0233 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Vietnam
0.0222 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
76th
Vietnam rank
77th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0233 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0222 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0011 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 76th and Vietnam ranks 77th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Vietnam Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4788 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3716 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1073 tonnes per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1990s 0.2241 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.4148 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1907 tonnes per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2000s 0.1101 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1531 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.043 tonnes per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2010s 0.0433 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0404 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0029 tonnes per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 0.0303 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0046 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 Vietnam?
Costa Rica, at 0.0233 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0222 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Vietnam as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Vietnam?
0.0011 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Vietnam?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Vietnam rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Vietnam ranks 77th 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.