Costa Rica vs Equatorial Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
5,426 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
5,575 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
117th
Equatorial Guinea rank
115th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 5,575 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,426 tonnes per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 149 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 117th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 115th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 186.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 171.7 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 458.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 30.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 427.48 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 916.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 54.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 861.75 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1,574 tonnes per square kilometre | 189.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,385 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2,689 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,257 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,432 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4,140 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,480 tonnes per square kilometre | 660.05 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 5,185 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,193 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.74 tonnes per square kilometre | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 5,575 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,426 tonnes per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea?
- 149 tonnes per square kilometre, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 117th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 115th 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.