Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.1769 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador
0.1824 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
94th
Ecuador rank
92nd
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.1824 kt per square kilometre against 0.1769 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0055 kt per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 94th and Ecuador ranks 92nd of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Ecuador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.0378 kt per square kilometre | 0.0266 kt per square kilometre | 0.0112 kt per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0429 kt per square kilometre | 0.0651 kt per square kilometre | 0.0222 kt per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.0793 kt per square kilometre | 0.0764 kt per square kilometre | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1208 kt per square kilometre | 0.1108 kt per square kilometre | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1393 kt per square kilometre | 0.1523 kt per square kilometre | 0.013 kt per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.156 kt per square kilometre | 0.1597 kt per square kilometre | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 0.1824 kt per square kilometre against 0.1769 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.0055 kt per square kilometre, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 94th and Ecuador ranks 92nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2), 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
Energy — Emissions (CO2) 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.