Costa Rica vs Kenya: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kenya
0.0265 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
107th
Kenya rank
105th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.0265 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0008 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 107th and Kenya ranks 105th of 191 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.22 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.5811 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 1.64 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.9387 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2805 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.6582 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.5588 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.158 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.4008 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.2262 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1779 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0484 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1139 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1134 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0462 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0417 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0045 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0331 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0283 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 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 unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.0265 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 0.0008 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 107th and Kenya ranks 105th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.