What is the difference in imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?

0.03 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita

Costa Rica

1.22 tonnes per person

in 2023

Sri Lanka

1.19 tonnes per person

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

34th

Sri Lanka rank

35th

Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita over time

Costa Rica
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.22 tonnes per person against 1.19 tonnes per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per person.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 120 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.5366 tonnes per person	-0.0158 tonnes per person	0.5524 tonnes per person	Costa Rica
2000s	0.9931 tonnes per person	0.4482 tonnes per person	0.5449 tonnes per person	Costa Rica
2010s	1.23 tonnes per person	0.8777 tonnes per person	0.3504 tonnes per person	Costa Rica
2020s	1.22 tonnes per person	1.11 tonnes per person	0.111 tonnes per person	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?: Costa Rica, at 1.22 tonnes per person against 1.19 tonnes per person in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?: 0.03 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 4,063 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured in tonnes per person.