Costa Rica vs Peru: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Costa Rica
2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Peru
2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
126th
Peru rank
124th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 126th and Peru ranks 124th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0.3942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 0.386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1880s | 0.3582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1890s | 0.4314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0.4663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1910s | 0.5096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1920s | 0.3547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1930s | 0.3336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1940s | 0.3317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1950s | 0.7003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1960s | 0.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1970s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1980s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1990s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Peru, at 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 126th and Peru ranks 124th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.