Costa Rica vs India: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Costa Rica
2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
India
2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
143rd
India rank
142nd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 143rd and India ranks 142nd of 199 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 27.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 28.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 22.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 23.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 21.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 20.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 15.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 25.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 33.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 28.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 20.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 22.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 11.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1186 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 greenhouse gas emissions, Costa Rica or India?
- India, at 2.94 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 India?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and India?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and India rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 143rd and India ranks 142nd 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.