Costa Rica vs Ireland: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2024
Ireland
0.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
93rd
Ireland rank
92nd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Costa Rica
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 113 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Ireland ranks 92nd of 194 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 12 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Costa Rica or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Costa Rica and Ireland?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Ireland ranks 92nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).