Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index
Costa Rica
2.88 tonnes per person
in 2023
Ecuador
2.72 tonnes per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Ecuador rank
75th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.88 tonnes per person against 2.72 tonnes per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.16 tonnes per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Ecuador ranks 75th of 120 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.79 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | 0.1687 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.59 tonnes per person | 2.19 tonnes per person | 0.3967 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.82 tonnes per person | 2.69 tonnes per person | 0.129 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.74 tonnes per person | 2.5 tonnes per person | 0.2479 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 2.88 tonnes per person against 2.72 tonnes per person in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.16 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Ecuador ranks 75th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.