Costa Rica vs Rwanda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.003 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Rwanda
0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
195th
Rwanda rank
198th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Rwanda
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.003 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 195th and Rwanda ranks 198th of 202 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0149 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0106 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.012 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0087 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0122 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.009 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0079 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0071 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0066 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.004 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0036 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Rwanda?
- Costa Rica, at 0.003 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Rwanda?
- 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Rwanda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Rwanda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 195th and Rwanda ranks 198th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.