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
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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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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.