Costa Rica vs Laos: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.0198 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos
0.0212 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
85th
Laos rank
82nd

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Laos
00.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922023

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.0212 kt per square kilometre against 0.0198 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0014 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 85th and Laos ranks 82nd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Laos in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Laos Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 0.0048 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0047 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.0061 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.006 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.0111 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.011 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0156 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.015 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.0157 kt per square kilometre 0.0048 kt per square kilometre 0.0108 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0182 kt per square kilometre 0.0191 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Laos?
Laos, at 0.0212 kt per square kilometre against 0.0198 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Laos?
0.0014 kt per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Laos?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Laos rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 85th and Laos ranks 82nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.