Costa Rica vs Zimbabwe: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Costa Rica
2.26 billion tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
2.18 billion tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
64th
Zimbabwe rank
66th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Costa Rica
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.26 billion tonnes against 2.18 billion tonnes in Zimbabwe, a difference of 79.83 million tonnes.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 64th and Zimbabwe ranks 66th of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 12.22 million tonnes | 6.21 million tonnes | 6.01 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 39.76 million tonnes | 19.07 million tonnes | 20.69 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 79.92 million tonnes | 32.02 million tonnes | 47.90 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 126.00 million tonnes | 44.94 million tonnes | 81.05 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 180.68 million tonnes | 59.82 million tonnes | 120.86 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 251.27 million tonnes | 82.10 million tonnes | 169.17 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 330.67 million tonnes | 117.65 million tonnes | 213.02 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 408.23 million tonnes | 171.39 million tonnes | 236.84 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 524.81 million tonnes | 250.87 million tonnes | 273.95 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 768.66 million tonnes | 367.32 million tonnes | 401.34 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1.06 billion tonnes | 528.81 million tonnes | 531.56 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1.37 billion tonnes | 705.94 million tonnes | 660.44 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.71 billion tonnes | 897.93 million tonnes | 813.57 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.11 billion tonnes | 1.13 billion tonnes | 974.23 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.19 billion tonnes | 1.49 billion tonnes | 703.62 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.22 billion tonnes | 1.93 billion tonnes | 283.03 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.25 billion tonnes | 2.16 billion tonnes | 86.31 million tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.26 billion tonnes | 2.18 billion tonnes | 80.19 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 Zimbabwe?
- Costa Rica, at 2.26 billion tonnes against 2.18 billion tonnes in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
- 79.83 million tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Zimbabwe rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th and Zimbabwe ranks 66th 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.