Costa Rica vs Senegal: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Costa Rica
0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Senegal
0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
81st
Senegal rank
83rd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Senegal
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Senegal, a difference of 0.0084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Senegal ranks 83rd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1970s | 0.5942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.5118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.3373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0131 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 Senegal?
- Costa Rica, at 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Costa Rica and Senegal?
- 0.0084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Senegal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Senegal rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st and Senegal ranks 83rd 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.