Costa Rica vs Cuba: Methane emissions, per capita
Costa Rica
1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cuba
1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
77th
Cuba rank
80th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cuba, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cuba ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Cuba ranks 80th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Cuba in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 1970s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.9435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.9687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
| 2020s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Costa Rica or Cuba?
- Costa Rica, at 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th and Cuba ranks 80th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane 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
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.