Costa Rica vs Panama: Cumulative co2 land use

Costa Rica
2.26 billion
in 2024
Panama
2.33 billion
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
64th
Panama rank
63rd

Cumulative co2 land use over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 2.33 billion against 2.26 billion in Costa Rica, a difference of 74.68 million.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Panama ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 64th and Panama ranks 63rd of 195 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 9 and Panama in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
1850s 12.22 million 17.32 million 5.10 million Panama
1860s 39.76 million 47.60 million 7.84 million Panama
1870s 79.92 million 75.45 million 4.47 million Costa Rica
1880s 126.00 million 107.55 million 18.45 million Costa Rica
1890s 180.68 million 155.41 million 25.27 million Costa Rica
1900s 251.27 million 227.28 million 23.98 million Costa Rica
1910s 330.67 million 320.38 million 10.29 million Costa Rica
1920s 408.23 million 419.39 million 11.16 million Panama
1930s 524.81 million 587.70 million 62.89 million Panama
1940s 768.66 million 857.10 million 88.44 million Panama
1950s 1.06 billion 1.18 billion 120.82 million Panama
1960s 1.37 billion 1.46 billion 94.34 million Panama
1970s 1.71 billion 1.63 billion 82.91 million Costa Rica
1980s 2.11 billion 1.83 billion 275.40 million Costa Rica
1990s 2.19 billion 2.01 billion 176.62 million Costa Rica
2000s 2.22 billion 2.19 billion 22.31 million Costa Rica
2010s 2.25 billion 2.30 billion 47.27 million Panama
2020s 2.26 billion 2.33 billion 67.96 million Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co2 land use, Costa Rica or Panama?
Panama, at 2.33 billion against 2.26 billion in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co2 land use between Costa Rica and Panama?
74.68 million, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for cumulative co2 land use?
Costa Rica ranks 64th and Panama ranks 63rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Cumulative co2 land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative co2 land use
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed