Costa Rica vs Egypt: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Costa Rica
2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Egypt
2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
142nd
Egypt rank
143rd
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 142nd and Egypt ranks 143rd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 17 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 27.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 28.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 22.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 23.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 21.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 20.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 15.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 25.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 33.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 28.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 20.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 22.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 11.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
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 Egypt?
- Costa Rica, at 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 142nd and Egypt ranks 143rd of 198 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.