Costa Rica vs Panama: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Costa Rica
2.26 billion tonnes
in 2024
Panama
2.33 billion tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
64th
Panama rank
63rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2.33 billion tonnes against 2.26 billion tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 74.68 million tonnes.
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 197 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 tonnes | 17.32 million tonnes | 5.10 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1860s | 39.76 million tonnes | 47.60 million tonnes | 7.84 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1870s | 79.92 million tonnes | 75.45 million tonnes | 4.47 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 126.00 million tonnes | 107.55 million tonnes | 18.45 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 180.68 million tonnes | 155.41 million tonnes | 25.27 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 251.27 million tonnes | 227.28 million tonnes | 23.98 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 330.67 million tonnes | 320.38 million tonnes | 10.29 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 408.23 million tonnes | 419.39 million tonnes | 11.16 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1930s | 524.81 million tonnes | 587.70 million tonnes | 62.89 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1940s | 768.66 million tonnes | 857.10 million tonnes | 88.44 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1950s | 1.06 billion tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | 120.82 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1960s | 1.37 billion tonnes | 1.46 billion tonnes | 94.34 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1970s | 1.71 billion tonnes | 1.63 billion tonnes | 82.91 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.11 billion tonnes | 1.83 billion tonnes | 275.40 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.19 billion tonnes | 2.01 billion tonnes | 176.62 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.22 billion tonnes | 2.19 billion tonnes | 22.31 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.25 billion tonnes | 2.30 billion tonnes | 47.27 million tonnes | Panama |
| 2020s | 2.26 billion tonnes | 2.33 billion tonnes | 67.96 million tonnes | Panama |
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 Panama?
- Panama, at 2.33 billion tonnes against 2.26 billion tonnes in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 74.68 million tonnes, 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 emissions from land-use change?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th and Panama ranks 63rd 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.