Costa Rica vs Namibia: Share global ghg emissions

Costa Rica
0.0275
in 2024
Namibia
0.0326
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
135th
Namibia rank
133rd

Share global ghg emissions over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.0326 against 0.0275 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0051.

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 0.0538 0.0149 0.0388 Costa Rica
1860s 0.0773 0.0142 0.0631 Costa Rica
1870s 0.0828 0.0123 0.0704 Costa Rica
1880s 0.0741 0.0122 0.0619 Costa Rica
1890s 0.0834 0.0113 0.072 Costa Rica
1900s 0.0795 0.0102 0.0692 Costa Rica
1910s 0.0813 0.0106 0.0707 Costa Rica
1920s 0.0644 0.0131 0.0513 Costa Rica
1930s 0.1199 0.0139 0.106 Costa Rica
1940s 0.1767 0.0224 0.1543 Costa Rica
1950s 0.1565 0.0308 0.1257 Costa Rica
1960s 0.132 0.0326 0.0994 Costa Rica
1970s 0.1465 0.0257 0.1207 Costa Rica
1980s 0.0906 0.0206 0.0699 Costa Rica
1990s 0.0378 0.0316 0.0062 Costa Rica
2000s 0.0363 0.0317 0.0046 Costa Rica
2010s 0.0333 0.0332 0.0001 Costa Rica
2020s 0.0272 0.0337 0.0065 Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share global ghg emissions, Costa Rica or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.0326 against 0.0275 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in share global ghg emissions between Costa Rica and Namibia?
0.0051, 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 global ghg emissions?
Costa Rica ranks 135th and Namibia ranks 133rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share global ghg emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed