Benin vs Costa Rica: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Benin
2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Benin rank
145th
Costa Rica rank
143rd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Benin
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Benin, a difference of 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Benin ranks 145th and Costa Rica ranks 143rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | -0.8667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | -0.0816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 0.2053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.3361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0.4746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.7024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Benin or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Benin and Costa Rica?
- 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Costa Rica?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Costa Rica rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Benin ranks 145th and Costa Rica ranks 143rd of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.