Costa Rica vs Libya: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Costa Rica
2.49 billion tonnes
in 2024
Libya
2.55 billion tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
93rd
Libya rank
91st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time
- Costa Rica
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2.55 billion tonnes against 2.49 billion tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 64.73 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Libya ranks 91st of 194 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.01 billion tonnes | 16.51 million tonnes | 991.77 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1.32 billion tonnes | 65.52 million tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.68 billion tonnes | 253.38 million tonnes | 1.43 billion tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.10 billion tonnes | 509.57 million tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.21 billion tonnes | 909.00 million tonnes | 1.31 billion tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.30 billion tonnes | 1.43 billion tonnes | 867.21 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.40 billion tonnes | 1.98 billion tonnes | 421.13 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.47 billion tonnes | 2.43 billion tonnes | 45.83 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
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 Libya?
- Libya, 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 Libya?
- 64.73 million tonnes, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Libya?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Libya rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Libya ranks 91st 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.