Costa Rica vs Madagascar: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Costa Rica
11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Madagascar
12.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
Madagascar rank
119th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Costa Rica
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 12.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Madagascar ranks 119th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 44,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 301,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 257,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 51,259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 321,195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 269,936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 62,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 344,797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 282,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 77,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 370,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 292,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 121,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 393,845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 271,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 163,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 428,763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 264,852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 213,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 478,598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 265,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 175,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 556,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 380,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 200,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 672,589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 471,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 262,558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 796,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 534,029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 763,728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 415,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 191,817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 702,591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 566,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 6.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 8.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 9.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 278,754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Costa Rica or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 12.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Costa Rica and Madagascar?
- 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Madagascar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Madagascar rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and Madagascar ranks 119th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.