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

Costa Rica
484.55 tonnes per person
in 2024
Venezuela
471.89 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
56th
Venezuela rank
58th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 484.55 tonnes per person against 471.89 tonnes per person in Venezuela, a difference of 12.66 tonnes per person.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 56th and Venezuela ranks 58th of 192 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Venezuela Difference Ahead
1960s 848.8 tonnes per person 551.71 tonnes per person 297.08 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1970s 809.78 tonnes per person 484.94 tonnes per person 324.84 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1980s 777.62 tonnes per person 434.32 tonnes per person 343.31 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1990s 636.47 tonnes per person 402.45 tonnes per person 234.02 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2000s 544.32 tonnes per person 390.87 tonnes per person 153.45 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2010s 502.67 tonnes per person 407.09 tonnes per person 95.58 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2020s 486.23 tonnes per person 464.62 tonnes per person 21.61 tonnes per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Costa Rica or Venezuela?
Costa Rica, at 484.55 tonnes per person against 471.89 tonnes per person in Venezuela as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Costa Rica and Venezuela?
12.66 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Venezuela?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Venezuela rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 56th and Venezuela ranks 58th 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.