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
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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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.