Costa Rica vs Guinea-Bissau: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 78th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 0.5942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.5118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.3373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.3484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
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 Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.0176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 78th 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.