Central African Republic vs Costa Rica: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Central African Republic
0.0345 tonnes per person
in 2022
Costa Rica
0.0355 tonnes per person
in 2022
Central African Republic rank
119th
Costa Rica rank
116th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0355 tonnes per person against 0.0345 tonnes per person in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.001 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 119th and Costa Rica ranks 116th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0587 tonnes per person 0.0463 tonnes per person 0.0124 tonnes per person Central African Republic
1970s 0.0601 tonnes per person 0.0421 tonnes per person 0.018 tonnes per person Central African Republic
1980s 0.0691 tonnes per person 0.038 tonnes per person 0.0311 tonnes per person Central African Republic
1990s 0.0531 tonnes per person 0.0442 tonnes per person 0.0089 tonnes per person Central African Republic
2000s 0.0329 tonnes per person 0.0456 tonnes per person 0.0127 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.0371 tonnes per person 0.0417 tonnes per person 0.0046 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2020s 0.0343 tonnes per person 0.0341 tonnes per person 0.0003 tonnes per person Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Central African Republic or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.0355 tonnes per person against 0.0345 tonnes per person in Central African Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Central African Republic and Costa Rica?
0.001 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Costa Rica?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Central African Republic and Costa Rica rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Central African Republic ranks 119th and Costa Rica ranks 116th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.