Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Costa Rica
11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uruguay
13.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
Uruguay rank
118th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 13.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Uruguay ranks 118th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 44,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 51,259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 317,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 266,282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 62,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 456,713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 394,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 77,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 762,052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 684,078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 121,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 954,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 832,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 163,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 213,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 175,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 200,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 262,558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 914,843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 763,728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 6.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 363,993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 8.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 9.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 797,699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 10.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 13.12 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 Uruguay?
- 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and Uruguay ranks 118th 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.