Costa Rica vs Namibia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Costa Rica
0.0%
in 2024
Namibia
0.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
135th
Namibia rank
133rd
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 135th and Namibia ranks 133rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 17 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Costa Rica or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Costa Rica and Namibia?
- 0.0%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Namibia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Namibia rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 135th and Namibia ranks 133rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.