Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
5,426 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
5,023 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
117th
Nigeria rank
120th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5,426 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,023 tonnes per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 403 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 117th and Nigeria ranks 120th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 186.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 106.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 80.71 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 458.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 406.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 51.11 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 916.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,074 tonnes per square kilometre | 157.75 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1,574 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,742 tonnes per square kilometre | 167.4 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2,689 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,724 tonnes per square kilometre | 35.01 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4,140 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,862 tonnes per square kilometre | 277.54 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 5,185 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,804 tonnes per square kilometre | 381.44 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 Nigeria?
- Costa Rica, at 5,426 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,023 tonnes per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 403 tonnes per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 117th and Nigeria ranks 120th 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.