Argentina vs Costa Rica: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

Argentina
503.8 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
484.55 tonnes per person
in 2024
Argentina rank
55th
Costa Rica rank
56th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 503.8 tonnes per person against 484.55 tonnes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 19.25 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Argentina ranks 55th and Costa Rica ranks 56th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 398.33 tonnes per person 848.8 tonnes per person 450.47 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1970s 405.72 tonnes per person 809.78 tonnes per person 404.06 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1980s 396.66 tonnes per person 777.62 tonnes per person 380.96 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1990s 390.58 tonnes per person 636.47 tonnes per person 245.89 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2000s 415.22 tonnes per person 544.32 tonnes per person 129.1 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2010s 462.65 tonnes per person 502.67 tonnes per person 40.02 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2020s 492.44 tonnes per person 486.23 tonnes per person 6.21 tonnes per person Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Argentina, at 503.8 tonnes per person against 484.55 tonnes per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Argentina and Costa Rica?
19.25 tonnes per person, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Argentina ranks 55th and Costa Rica ranks 56th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.