Costa Rica vs Indonesia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita

Costa Rica
55.71 tonnes per person
in 2024
Indonesia
61.45 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
129th
Indonesia rank
126th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 61.45 tonnes per person against 55.71 tonnes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.74 tonnes per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Indonesia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 129th and Indonesia ranks 126th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Indonesia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Indonesia Difference Ahead
1960s 5.81 tonnes per person 8.73 tonnes per person 2.92 tonnes per person Indonesia
1970s 11.12 tonnes per person 9.68 tonnes per person 1.44 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1980s 17.18 tonnes per person 13.25 tonnes per person 3.93 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1990s 22.86 tonnes per person 19.43 tonnes per person 3.43 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2000s 32.34 tonnes per person 29.5 tonnes per person 2.85 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2010s 44.06 tonnes per person 43.1 tonnes per person 0.961 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2020s 52.91 tonnes per person 56.89 tonnes per person 3.98 tonnes per person Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Costa Rica or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 61.45 tonnes per person against 55.71 tonnes per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Costa Rica and Indonesia?
5.74 tonnes per person, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Indonesia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Indonesia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 129th and Indonesia ranks 126th 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.