Costa Rica vs Panama: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2024
Panama
0.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
93rd
Panama rank
95th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Panama, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 121 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Panama ranks 95th of 194 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 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% | Costa Rica |
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 Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 121 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Panama ranks 95th 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).