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
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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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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.