Costa Rica vs Kyrgyzstan: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average

Costa Rica
1.71 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
1.64 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
139th
Kyrgyzstan rank
140th

Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Kyrgyzstan
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.71 tonnes per person against 1.64 tonnes per person in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 139th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 140th of 213 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Kyrgyzstan in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kyrgyzstan Difference Ahead
1870s 0.001 tonnes per person 0.0479 tonnes per person 0.0469 tonnes per person Kyrgyzstan
1880s 0.0064 tonnes per person 0.1111 tonnes per person 0.1048 tonnes per person Kyrgyzstan
1890s 0.091 tonnes per person 0.23 tonnes per person 0.139 tonnes per person Kyrgyzstan
1900s 0.1301 tonnes per person 0.4066 tonnes per person 0.2765 tonnes per person Kyrgyzstan
1910s 0.1756 tonnes per person 0.4232 tonnes per person 0.2477 tonnes per person Kyrgyzstan
1920s 0.0232 tonnes per person 0.2677 tonnes per person 0.2445 tonnes per person Kyrgyzstan
1930s 0.0073 tonnes per person 1.11 tonnes per person 1.1 tonnes per person Kyrgyzstan
1940s 0.0027 tonnes per person 1.44 tonnes per person 1.43 tonnes per person Kyrgyzstan
1950s 0.3621 tonnes per person 2.94 tonnes per person 2.58 tonnes per person Kyrgyzstan
1960s 0.4849 tonnes per person 4.05 tonnes per person 3.57 tonnes per person Kyrgyzstan
1970s 0.9963 tonnes per person 4.95 tonnes per person 3.95 tonnes per person Kyrgyzstan
1980s 0.8912 tonnes per person 5.09 tonnes per person 4.2 tonnes per person Kyrgyzstan
1990s 1.25 tonnes per person 1.88 tonnes per person 0.6287 tonnes per person Kyrgyzstan
2000s 1.6 tonnes per person 1.07 tonnes per person 0.5228 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2010s 1.59 tonnes per person 1.57 tonnes per person 0.0236 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2020s 1.56 tonnes per person 1.53 tonnes per person 0.0326 tonnes per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Costa Rica or Kyrgyzstan?
Costa Rica, at 1.71 tonnes per person against 1.64 tonnes per person in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
0.07 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
Costa Rica ranks 139th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 140th of 213 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
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
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.