Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
5,426 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador
5,416 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
117th
Ecuador rank
118th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5,426 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,416 tonnes per square kilometre in Ecuador, a difference of 10 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 117th and Ecuador ranks 118th of 204 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 186.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 159.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.1 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 458.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 313.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 144.85 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 916.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 798.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 118.02 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1,574 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,526 tonnes per square kilometre | 48.62 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2,689 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,635 tonnes per square kilometre | 54.23 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4,140 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,061 tonnes per square kilometre | 78.86 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 5,185 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,159 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.81 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 5,426 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,416 tonnes per square kilometre in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 10 tonnes per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 117th and Ecuador ranks 118th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.