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
0123199020062023

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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Indicator
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.