What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Latvia?

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latvia?

28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Latvia: emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP

Costa Rica

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2022

Latvia

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2022

Costa Rica rank

142nd

Latvia rank

139th

emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP over time

Costa Rica
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Latvia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 142nd and Latvia ranks 139th of 204 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Latvia
2000s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Latvia
2010s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Latvia
2020s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Latvia?: Latvia, at 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Latvia?: 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latvia?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Latvia rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 142nd and Latvia ranks 139th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 204 places, 10,833 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed: 30 September 2026

emissions of air pollutants divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.