Costa Rica vs Egypt: Per capita ghg emissions

Costa Rica
2.92
in 2024
Egypt
2.85
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
141st
Egypt rank
142nd

Per capita ghg emissions over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Egypt
010203040185019372024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.92 against 2.85 in Egypt, a difference of 0.07.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 141st and Egypt ranks 142nd of 196 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 0.6998 22.05 Costa Rica
1860s 27.34 0.7238 26.61 Costa Rica
1870s 28.79 0.782 28.01 Costa Rica
1880s 22.69 0.889 21.8 Costa Rica
1890s 23.23 0.9313 22.3 Costa Rica
1900s 21.64 0.9234 20.72 Costa Rica
1910s 20.22 0.9432 19.28 Costa Rica
1920s 15.28 0.9799 14.3 Costa Rica
1930s 25.22 1.02 24.2 Costa Rica
1940s 33.18 1.27 31.91 Costa Rica
1950s 28.8 1.52 27.28 Costa Rica
1960s 20.65 1.79 18.86 Costa Rica
1970s 22.14 1.69 20.46 Costa Rica
1980s 11.91 2.22 9.69 Costa Rica
1990s 4.23 2.48 1.75 Costa Rica
2000s 3.81 2.93 0.8839 Costa Rica
2010s 3.59 3.08 0.5113 Costa Rica
2020s 2.84 2.9 0.0601 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita ghg emissions, Costa Rica or Egypt?
Costa Rica, at 2.92 against 2.85 in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions between Costa Rica and Egypt?
0.07, 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?
Costa Rica ranks 141st and Egypt ranks 142nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed