Costa Rica vs Vietnam: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square
Costa Rica
48,530 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
45,750 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
44th
Vietnam rank
45th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time
- Costa Rica
- Vietnam
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 48,530 tonnes per square kilometre against 45,750 tonnes per square kilometre in Vietnam, a difference of 2,780 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 44th and Vietnam ranks 45th 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 | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,120 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,966 tonnes per square kilometre | 16,155 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 32,885 tonnes per square kilometre | 12,067 tonnes per square kilometre | 20,818 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 41,125 tonnes per square kilometre | 14,209 tonnes per square kilometre | 26,916 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 43,365 tonnes per square kilometre | 17,094 tonnes per square kilometre | 26,271 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 44,998 tonnes per square kilometre | 24,750 tonnes per square kilometre | 20,247 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 47,101 tonnes per square kilometre | 34,037 tonnes per square kilometre | 13,064 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 48,325 tonnes per square kilometre | 43,609 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,716 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 Vietnam?
- Costa Rica, at 48,530 tonnes per square kilometre against 45,750 tonnes per square kilometre in Vietnam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Costa Rica and Vietnam?
- 2,780 tonnes per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Vietnam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Vietnam rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th and Vietnam ranks 45th 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.