Costa Rica vs Slovenia: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Costa Rica
14.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Slovenia
18.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
135th
Slovenia rank
132nd
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Costa Rica
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 18.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 14.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 135th and Slovenia ranks 132nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 14 and Slovenia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 4.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 6.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 8.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 15.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 26.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 31.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 32.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 46.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 30.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 14.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 16.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 17.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 14.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
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 Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 18.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 14.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Costa Rica and Slovenia?
- 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Slovenia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Slovenia rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Costa Rica ranks 135th and Slovenia ranks 132nd 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.