Bolivia vs Costa Rica: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita

Bolivia
51.65 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
55.71 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bolivia rank
132nd
Costa Rica rank
129th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time

  • Bolivia
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 55.71 tonnes per person against 51.65 tonnes per person in Bolivia, a difference of 4.06 tonnes per person.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Bolivia ranks 132nd and Costa Rica ranks 129th of 204 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 4.75 tonnes per person 5.81 tonnes per person 1.05 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1970s 9.18 tonnes per person 11.12 tonnes per person 1.94 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1980s 14.24 tonnes per person 17.18 tonnes per person 2.94 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1990s 21.37 tonnes per person 22.86 tonnes per person 1.5 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2000s 29.35 tonnes per person 32.34 tonnes per person 2.99 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2010s 39.12 tonnes per person 44.06 tonnes per person 4.94 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2020s 48.71 tonnes per person 52.91 tonnes per person 4.2 tonnes per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Bolivia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 55.71 tonnes per person against 51.65 tonnes per person in Bolivia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Bolivia and Costa Rica?
4.06 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Costa Rica?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Costa Rica rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
Bolivia ranks 132nd and Costa Rica ranks 129th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.