Costa Rica vs Guinea: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
3.53 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Guinea
3.26 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
98th
Guinea rank
100th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.53 tonnes per square kilometre against 3.26 tonnes per square kilometre in Guinea, a difference of 0.27 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 98th and Guinea ranks 100th of 207 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2052 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3539 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4052 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.805 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6578 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5898 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1353 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 3.53 tonnes per square kilometre against 3.26 tonnes per square kilometre in Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Guinea?
- 0.27 tonnes per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guinea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Guinea rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 98th and Guinea ranks 100th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.