Costa Rica vs Ecuador: IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.0094 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador
0.0091 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Ecuador rank
95th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0094 kt per square kilometre against 0.0091 kt per square kilometre in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0003 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Ecuador ranks 95th of 186 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ecuador Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0022 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.0047 kt per square kilometre 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.0074 kt per square kilometre 0.0044 kt per square kilometre 0.0031 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0128 kt per square kilometre 0.0071 kt per square kilometre 0.0057 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.0106 kt per square kilometre 0.0099 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0089 kt per square kilometre 0.0088 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
Costa Rica, at 0.0094 kt per square kilometre against 0.0091 kt per square kilometre in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
0.0003 kt per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Ecuador ranks 95th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

IPPU — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.