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
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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About this data
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.