Costa Rica vs Panama: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Costa Rica
2.49 billion tonnes
in 2024
Panama
2.48 billion tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
93rd
Panama rank
95th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.49 billion tonnes against 2.48 billion tonnes in Panama, a difference of 6.83 million tonnes.
Across all 121 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Panama ranks 95th of 194 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 210.88 million tonnes | 34.18 million tonnes | 176.70 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 276.11 million tonnes | 108.52 million tonnes | 167.59 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 353.97 million tonnes | 207.63 million tonnes | 146.34 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 470.62 million tonnes | 376.03 million tonnes | 94.59 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 714.50 million tonnes | 645.45 million tonnes | 69.05 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1.01 billion tonnes | 974.02 million tonnes | 34.25 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1.32 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | 52.51 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.68 billion tonnes | 1.47 billion tonnes | 214.00 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.10 billion tonnes | 1.71 billion tonnes | 393.86 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.21 billion tonnes | 1.92 billion tonnes | 295.29 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.30 billion tonnes | 2.16 billion tonnes | 142.21 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.40 billion tonnes | 2.34 billion tonnes | 60.88 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.47 billion tonnes | 2.45 billion tonnes | 21.37 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 Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 2.49 billion tonnes against 2.48 billion tonnes in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 6.83 million tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 121 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Panama ranks 95th 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.