Costa Rica vs Tonga: Energy — Emissions per capita
Costa Rica
1.81 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Tonga
1.84 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
140th
Tonga rank
137th
Energy — Emissions per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 1.84 t CO2eq/cap against 1.81 t CO2eq/cap in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03 t CO2eq/cap.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 140th and Tonga ranks 137th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2 t CO2eq/cap | 0.912 t CO2eq/cap | 0.287 t CO2eq/cap | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.51 t CO2eq/cap | 1.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.422 t CO2eq/cap | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.53 t CO2eq/cap | 1.18 t CO2eq/cap | 0.352 t CO2eq/cap | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.6 t CO2eq/cap | 1.75 t CO2eq/cap | 0.145 t CO2eq/cap | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions per capita, Costa Rica or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 1.84 t CO2eq/cap against 1.81 t CO2eq/cap in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions per capita between Costa Rica and Tonga?
- 0.03 t CO2eq/cap, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tonga?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Tonga rank globally for energy — emissions per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 140th and Tonga ranks 137th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.