Costa Rica vs Greece: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Costa Rica
0.0355 tonnes per person
in 2022
Greece
0.0366 tonnes per person
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
116th
Greece rank
115th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Greece
0.040.060.080.10.12196019912022

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.0366 tonnes per person against 0.0355 tonnes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0011 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 116th and Greece ranks 115th of 207 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0463 tonnes per person 0.0602 tonnes per person 0.0139 tonnes per person Greece
1970s 0.0421 tonnes per person 0.0921 tonnes per person 0.0499 tonnes per person Greece
1980s 0.038 tonnes per person 0.0891 tonnes per person 0.0511 tonnes per person Greece
1990s 0.0442 tonnes per person 0.0977 tonnes per person 0.0535 tonnes per person Greece
2000s 0.0456 tonnes per person 0.0732 tonnes per person 0.0276 tonnes per person Greece
2010s 0.0417 tonnes per person 0.0457 tonnes per person 0.0041 tonnes per person Greece
2020s 0.0341 tonnes per person 0.0361 tonnes per person 0.002 tonnes per person Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Costa Rica or Greece?
Greece, at 0.0366 tonnes per person against 0.0355 tonnes per person in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Costa Rica and Greece?
0.0011 tonnes per person, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greece?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Greece rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 116th and Greece ranks 115th 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.