Costa Rica vs Jamaica: IPPU — Emissions per capita
Costa Rica
0.2 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Jamaica
0.2 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
118th
Jamaica rank
118th
IPPU — Emissions per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.2 t CO2eq/cap against 0.2 t CO2eq/cap in Jamaica, a difference of 0 t CO2eq/cap.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 118th and Jamaica ranks 118th of 222 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.161 t CO2eq/cap | 0.106 t CO2eq/cap | 0.055 t CO2eq/cap | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.188 t CO2eq/cap | 0.142 t CO2eq/cap | 0.046 t CO2eq/cap | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.167 t CO2eq/cap | 0.173 t CO2eq/cap | 0.006 t CO2eq/cap | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.185 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1975 t CO2eq/cap | 0.0125 t CO2eq/cap | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions per capita, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.2 t CO2eq/cap against 0.2 t CO2eq/cap in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions per capita between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0 t CO2eq/cap, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for ippu — emissions per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 118th and Jamaica ranks 118th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.