Costa Rica vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Pre- and post-production — Emissions Share

Costa Rica
16.6 %
in 2023
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
3.92 %
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
34th
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
31st

Pre- and post-production — Emissions Share over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
-2000200400199020062023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 16.6 % against 3.92 % in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 12.68 %.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 4.2 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 34th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 31st of 223 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 71.26 % 0.816 % 70.44 % Costa Rica
2000s 19.47 % 1.49 % 17.98 % Costa Rica
2010s 55.24 % 2.21 % 53.04 % Costa Rica
2020s 18.91 % 3.72 % 15.2 % Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions share, Costa Rica or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Costa Rica, at 16.6 % against 3.92 % in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2023.
What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions share between Costa Rica and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
12.68 %, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for pre- and post-production — emissions share?
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 31st of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions Share (CO2)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,445 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.