Costa Rica vs Latvia: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Costa Rica
14.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Latvia
13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
135th
Latvia rank
137th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Costa Rica
- Latvia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 14.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Latvia, a difference of 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 135th and Latvia ranks 137th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 9 and Latvia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1860s | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1870s | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1880s | 4.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1890s | 6.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1900s | 7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1910s | 8.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1920s | 7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1930s | 15.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 26.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 31.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 32.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 46.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 30.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 209,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 14.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 517,994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 2000s | 16.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 17.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 14.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 578,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Costa Rica or Latvia?
- Costa Rica, at 14.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Costa Rica and Latvia?
- 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latvia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Latvia rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Costa Rica ranks 135th and Latvia ranks 137th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.