Costa Rica vs Ireland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Costa Rica
2.49 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ireland
2.55 billion tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
93rd
Ireland rank
92nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 2.55 billion tonnes against 2.49 billion tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 60.25 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 117 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Ireland ranks 92nd of 194 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 12 and Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ireland Difference Ahead
1880s 51.87 million tonnes 11.76 million tonnes 40.11 million tonnes Costa Rica
1910s 276.11 million tonnes 30.71 million tonnes 245.40 million tonnes Costa Rica
1920s 353.97 million tonnes 46.22 million tonnes 307.74 million tonnes Costa Rica
1930s 470.62 million tonnes -20.70 million tonnes 491.32 million tonnes Costa Rica
1940s 714.50 million tonnes -3.07 million tonnes 717.57 million tonnes Costa Rica
1950s 1.01 billion tonnes 84.98 million tonnes 923.30 million tonnes Costa Rica
1960s 1.32 billion tonnes 246.39 million tonnes 1.07 billion tonnes Costa Rica
1970s 1.68 billion tonnes 531.54 million tonnes 1.15 billion tonnes Costa Rica
1980s 2.10 billion tonnes 876.60 million tonnes 1.22 billion tonnes Costa Rica
1990s 2.21 billion tonnes 1.20 billion tonnes 1.01 billion tonnes Costa Rica
2000s 2.30 billion tonnes 1.66 billion tonnes 637.21 million tonnes Costa Rica
2010s 2.40 billion tonnes 2.17 billion tonnes 235.69 million tonnes Costa Rica
2020s 2.47 billion tonnes 2.48 billion tonnes 5.42 million tonnes Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Costa Rica or Ireland?
Ireland, at 2.55 billion tonnes against 2.49 billion tonnes in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Costa Rica and Ireland?
60.25 million tonnes, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?
117 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Ireland ranks 92nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.