Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Costa Rica
11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
11.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
Papua New Guinea rank
122nd
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 178,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 44,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 275,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 230,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1860s | 51,259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 345,893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 294,635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1870s | 62,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 424,840 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 362,507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1880s | 77,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 530,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 452,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1890s | 121,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 635,837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 513,857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 163,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 690,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 526,870 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 213,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 739,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 525,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 175,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 713,056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 537,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 200,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 666,459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 465,498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 262,558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 587,554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 324,997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 763,728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 589,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 173,814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 801,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 475,794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 901,811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 654,707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 6.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 8.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 9.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 594,248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
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 Papua New Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 178,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd 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.