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

Costa Rica
48,530 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Dominican Republic
50,522 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
44th
Dominican Republic rank
41st

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 50,522 tonnes per square kilometre against 48,530 tonnes per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,992 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 44th and Dominican Republic ranks 41st of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 26,120 tonnes per square kilometre 25,111 tonnes per square kilometre 1,010 tonnes per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 32,885 tonnes per square kilometre 29,327 tonnes per square kilometre 3,558 tonnes per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 41,125 tonnes per square kilometre 33,615 tonnes per square kilometre 7,510 tonnes per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 43,365 tonnes per square kilometre 36,399 tonnes per square kilometre 6,966 tonnes per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 44,998 tonnes per square kilometre 40,700 tonnes per square kilometre 4,298 tonnes per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 47,101 tonnes per square kilometre 45,357 tonnes per square kilometre 1,744 tonnes per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 48,325 tonnes per square kilometre 49,545 tonnes per square kilometre 1,220 tonnes per square kilometre Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
Dominican Republic, at 50,522 tonnes per square kilometre against 48,530 tonnes per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
1,992 tonnes per square kilometre, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Costa Rica ranks 44th and Dominican Republic ranks 41st 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.