Costa Rica vs Dominica: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Costa Rica
2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Dominica
3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
143rd
Dominica rank
140th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominica
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 143rd and Dominica ranks 140th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 17 and Dominica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 27.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 28.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 22.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 23.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 21.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 20.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 15.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 25.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 33.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 28.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 20.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 22.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 11.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8677 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 | 0.0612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Costa Rica or Dominica?
- Dominica, at 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Costa Rica and Dominica?
- 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominica?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominica rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 143rd and Dominica ranks 140th 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.