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
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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About this data
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.