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
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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About this data
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.