Costa Rica vs Thailand: Land-use change — Emissions Share

Costa Rica
15.15 %
in 2023
Thailand
15.97 %
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
53rd
Thailand rank
50th

Land-use change — Emissions Share over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Thailand
050100150200250199020062023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 15.97 % against 15.15 % in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.82 %.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Thailand ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Thailand ranks 50th of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 0 % 2.04 % 2.04 % Thailand
2000s 3.79 % 1.29 % 2.5 % Costa Rica
2010s 103.15 % 0.59 % 102.56 % Costa Rica
2020s 13.79 % 11.88 % 1.91 % Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land-use change — emissions share, Costa Rica or Thailand?
Thailand, at 15.97 % against 15.15 % in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in land-use change — emissions share between Costa Rica and Thailand?
0.82 %, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for land-use change — emissions share?
Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Thailand ranks 50th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.