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

Costa Rica
0.0094 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0091 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Sweden rank
94th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Sweden
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 Sweden, a difference of 0.0003 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Sweden ranks 94th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0153 kt per square kilometre 0.0145 kt per square kilometre Sweden
1970s 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.0107 kt per square kilometre 0.0073 kt per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 0.0047 kt per square kilometre 0.0077 kt per square kilometre 0.003 kt per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 0.0074 kt per square kilometre 0.0076 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 0.0128 kt per square kilometre 0.0094 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.0106 kt per square kilometre 0.0092 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0089 kt per square kilometre 0.0095 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Sweden?
Costa Rica, at 0.0094 kt per square kilometre against 0.0091 kt per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Sweden?
0.0003 kt per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Sweden ranks 94th 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.