Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Costa Rica
0.0%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
114th
Papua New Guinea rank
117th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 114th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Costa Rica ranks 114th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.