Costa Rica vs Iran: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Costa Rica
0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iran
0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
81st
Iran rank
80th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Iran ranks 80th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Iran in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.5942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.5118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.3373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0061 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 Iran?
- Iran, at 0.3501 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 Iran?
- 0.0111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iran?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Iran rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st and Iran ranks 80th 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.