Costa Rica vs Saint Helena: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Costa Rica
2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Helena
2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
142nd
Saint Helena rank
145th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1854 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 142nd and Saint Helena ranks 145th of 198 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 26.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 29.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 25.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 22.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 22.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 23.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 16.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 21.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 34.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 28.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 20.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 22.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 11.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
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 Saint Helena?
- Costa Rica, at 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Helena as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Costa Rica and Saint Helena?
- 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Helena?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1854 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Saint Helena rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 142nd and Saint Helena ranks 145th 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.