Argentina vs Costa Rica: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement

Argentina
0.0816 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.0834 tonnes per person
in 2024
Argentina rank
96th
Costa Rica rank
94th

Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement over time

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0834 tonnes per person against 0.0816 tonnes per person in Argentina, a difference of 0.0018 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 96th and Costa Rica ranks 94th of 209 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0508 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.0508 tonnes per person Argentina
1960s 0.0735 tonnes per person 0.0196 tonnes per person 0.0538 tonnes per person Argentina
1970s 0.1095 tonnes per person 0.0774 tonnes per person 0.0322 tonnes per person Argentina
1980s 0.0974 tonnes per person 0.0843 tonnes per person 0.013 tonnes per person Argentina
1990s 0.0797 tonnes per person 0.1021 tonnes per person 0.0224 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2000s 0.0801 tonnes per person 0.1439 tonnes per person 0.0638 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.1037 tonnes per person 0.1037 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person Argentina
2020s 0.0991 tonnes per person 0.08 tonnes per person 0.0191 tonnes per person Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from cement, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.0834 tonnes per person against 0.0816 tonnes per person in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from cement between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0.0018 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
Argentina ranks 96th and Costa Rica ranks 94th of 209 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement
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
209 places, 21,802 data points, 1750–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.