China vs Costa Rica: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
China
0.3375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
China rank
82nd
Costa Rica rank
81st
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in China, a difference of 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
China ranks 82nd and Costa Rica ranks 81st of 196 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.1788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.2331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.2836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.3227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, China or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between China and Costa Rica?
- 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- China ranks 82nd and Costa Rica ranks 81st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. 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 by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.