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
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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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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 20,652 data points, 1851–2024
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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.