Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Costa Rica
0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Dominican Republic
0.3288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
81st
Dominican Republic rank
84th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Dominican Republic ranks 84th of 196 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.5942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.5118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.3373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0209 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, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Costa Rica, at 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 0.0102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st and Dominican Republic ranks 84th 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.