Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
0.314 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.3328 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
189th
Nicaragua rank
188th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.3328 % change on previous year against 0.314 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0188 % change on previous year.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 154 shared years of data; in 1871 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 189th and Nicaragua ranks 188th of 194 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 9 and Nicaragua in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 33.79 % change on previous year | 45.94 % change on previous year | 12.15 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 7.26 % change on previous year | 8.37 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 5.56 % change on previous year | 5.42 % change on previous year | 0.1413 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 3.97 % change on previous year | 3.67 % change on previous year | 0.2995 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 3.21 % change on previous year | 2.95 % change on previous year | 0.2638 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 2.01 % change on previous year | 4.68 % change on previous year | 2.67 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 3.76 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | 0.3069 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 4.26 % change on previous year | 3.64 % change on previous year | 0.6227 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 3.31 % change on previous year | 3.47 % change on previous year | 0.1583 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 2.29 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | 1.06 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.64 % change on previous year | 0.6889 % change on previous year | 1.95 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.34 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | 0.2933 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.3329 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.435 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | 0.8814 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.4334 % change on previous year | 0.39 % change on previous year | 0.0433 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.2902 % change on previous year | 0.3122 % change on previous year | 0.0219 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.3328 % change on previous year against 0.314 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 0.0188 % change on previous year, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 154 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 189th and Nicaragua ranks 188th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.