Costa Rica vs Gabon: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Costa Rica
285.80 million tonnes
in 2024
Gabon
307.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
Gabon rank
117th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Costa Rica
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 307.08 million tonnes against 285.80 million tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 21.28 million tonnes.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Gabon ranks 117th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.70 million tonnes | 87,935 tonnes | 3.61 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 9.19 million tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | 7.40 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 23.39 million tonnes | 28.69 million tonnes | 5.30 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 1980s | 46.80 million tonnes | 88.91 million tonnes | 42.11 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 1990s | 80.38 million tonnes | 139.69 million tonnes | 59.31 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 2000s | 137.29 million tonnes | 198.98 million tonnes | 61.69 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 2010s | 211.38 million tonnes | 254.43 million tonnes | 43.05 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 2020s | 268.97 million tonnes | 296.15 million tonnes | 27.18 million tonnes | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Costa Rica or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 307.08 million tonnes against 285.80 million tonnes in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Costa Rica and Gabon?
- 21.28 million tonnes, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Gabon rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and Gabon ranks 117th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.