Costa Rica vs Vietnam: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita

Costa Rica
55.71 tonnes per person
in 2024
Vietnam
56.13 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
129th
Vietnam rank
128th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 56.13 tonnes per person against 55.71 tonnes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.42 tonnes per person.

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

Costa Rica ranks 129th and Vietnam ranks 128th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 5.81 tonnes per person 6.31 tonnes per person 0.507 tonnes per person Vietnam
1970s 11.12 tonnes per person 9.58 tonnes per person 1.55 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1980s 17.18 tonnes per person 10.72 tonnes per person 6.45 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1990s 22.86 tonnes per person 12.12 tonnes per person 10.74 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2000s 32.34 tonnes per person 17.94 tonnes per person 14.4 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2010s 44.06 tonnes per person 31.03 tonnes per person 13.03 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2020s 52.91 tonnes per person 49.87 tonnes per person 3.04 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, Costa Rica or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 56.13 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 Vietnam?
0.42 tonnes per person, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Vietnam?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Vietnam rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 129th and Vietnam ranks 128th 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.