Costa Rica vs Nepal: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Costa Rica
2.26 billion tonnes
in 2024
Nepal
2.24 billion tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
64th
Nepal rank
65th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Costa Rica
- Nepal
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.26 billion tonnes against 2.24 billion tonnes in Nepal, a difference of 12.03 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nepal ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 64th and Nepal ranks 65th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 10 and Nepal in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 12.22 million tonnes | 18.77 million tonnes | 6.55 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1860s | 39.76 million tonnes | 49.10 million tonnes | 9.34 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1870s | 79.92 million tonnes | 90.54 million tonnes | 10.62 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1880s | 126.00 million tonnes | 138.97 million tonnes | 12.97 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1890s | 180.68 million tonnes | 178.58 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 251.27 million tonnes | 249.06 million tonnes | 2.21 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 330.67 million tonnes | 383.05 million tonnes | 52.38 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1920s | 408.23 million tonnes | 536.26 million tonnes | 128.02 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1930s | 524.81 million tonnes | 665.57 million tonnes | 140.75 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1940s | 768.66 million tonnes | 790.98 million tonnes | 22.32 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1950s | 1.06 billion tonnes | 949.16 million tonnes | 111.21 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1.37 billion tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | 245.30 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.71 billion tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | 313.97 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.11 billion tonnes | 1.64 billion tonnes | 463.99 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.19 billion tonnes | 1.83 billion tonnes | 363.32 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.22 billion tonnes | 2.01 billion tonnes | 208.68 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.25 billion tonnes | 2.16 billion tonnes | 90.72 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.26 billion tonnes | 2.23 billion tonnes | 29.76 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Costa Rica or Nepal?
- Costa Rica, at 2.26 billion tonnes against 2.24 billion tonnes in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Costa Rica and Nepal?
- 12.03 million tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nepal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Nepal rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th and Nepal ranks 65th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.