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
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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

Indicator
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.