Costa Rica vs Kazakhstan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
5,426 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Kazakhstan
5,427 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
117th
Kazakhstan rank
116th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 5,427 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,426 tonnes per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 1 tonnes per square kilometre.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 117th and Kazakhstan ranks 116th of 204 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,660 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,084 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,424 tonnes per square kilometre | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 2,689 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,626 tonnes per square kilometre | 936.84 tonnes per square kilometre | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 4,140 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,523 tonnes per square kilometre | 382.7 tonnes per square kilometre | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 5,185 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,274 tonnes per square kilometre | 88.29 tonnes per square kilometre | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 5,427 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 Kazakhstan?
- 1 tonnes per square kilometre, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Kazakhstan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 117th and Kazakhstan ranks 116th 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.