Costa Rica vs Thailand: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square
Costa Rica
48,530 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
48,535 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
44th
Thailand rank
43rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time
- Costa Rica
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 48,535 tonnes per square kilometre against 48,530 tonnes per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 5 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 Thailand ranks 43rd 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 | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,120 tonnes per square kilometre | 12,833 tonnes per square kilometre | 13,287 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 32,885 tonnes per square kilometre | 19,197 tonnes per square kilometre | 13,688 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 41,125 tonnes per square kilometre | 25,817 tonnes per square kilometre | 15,308 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 43,365 tonnes per square kilometre | 30,449 tonnes per square kilometre | 12,915 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 44,998 tonnes per square kilometre | 35,809 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,189 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 47,101 tonnes per square kilometre | 42,364 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,737 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 48,325 tonnes per square kilometre | 47,439 tonnes per square kilometre | 885.68 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, Costa Rica or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 48,535 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 Thailand?
- 5 tonnes per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th and Thailand ranks 43rd 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.