Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Bulgaria
45,747 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
48,530 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
46th
Costa Rica rank
44th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 48,530 tonnes per square kilometre against 45,747 tonnes per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 2,783 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 46th and Costa Rica ranks 44th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 13,611 tonnes per square kilometre 26,120 tonnes per square kilometre 12,510 tonnes per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 19,829 tonnes per square kilometre 32,885 tonnes per square kilometre 13,056 tonnes per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 27,507 tonnes per square kilometre 41,125 tonnes per square kilometre 13,618 tonnes per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 34,398 tonnes per square kilometre 43,365 tonnes per square kilometre 8,967 tonnes per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 39,029 tonnes per square kilometre 44,998 tonnes per square kilometre 5,969 tonnes per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 42,902 tonnes per square kilometre 47,101 tonnes per square kilometre 4,199 tonnes per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 45,299 tonnes per square kilometre 48,325 tonnes per square kilometre 3,026 tonnes per square kilometre 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 square, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 48,530 tonnes per square kilometre against 45,747 tonnes per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
2,783 tonnes per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Bulgaria ranks 46th and Costa Rica ranks 44th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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