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

Costa Rica
0.0355 tonnes per person
in 2022
Dominican Republic
0.0345 tonnes per person
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
116th
Dominican Republic rank
118th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
0.040.060.080.1196019912022

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 116th and Dominican Republic ranks 118th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Dominican Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0463 tonnes per person 0.0768 tonnes per person 0.0305 tonnes per person Dominican Republic
1970s 0.0421 tonnes per person 0.0635 tonnes per person 0.0214 tonnes per person Dominican Republic
1980s 0.038 tonnes per person 0.056 tonnes per person 0.0181 tonnes per person Dominican Republic
1990s 0.0442 tonnes per person 0.0415 tonnes per person 0.0027 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2000s 0.0456 tonnes per person 0.0401 tonnes per person 0.0055 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.0417 tonnes per person 0.0333 tonnes per person 0.0084 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2020s 0.0341 tonnes per person 0.0339 tonnes per person 0.0002 tonnes per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
Costa Rica, at 0.0355 tonnes per person against 0.0345 tonnes per person in Dominican Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
0.001 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 116th and Dominican Republic ranks 118th 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.