Costa Rica vs Guyana: Greenhouse gas emissions
Costa Rica
14.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guyana
13.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
135th
Guyana rank
138th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Guyana
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 14.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guyana, a difference of 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guyana ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 135th and Guyana ranks 138th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 14 and Guyana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 869,759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1860s | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 428,278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1870s | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 178,046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 4.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82,392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1890s | 6.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 8.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 245,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1930s | 15.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 26.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 31.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 32.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 46.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 30.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 14.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 16.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 17.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 14.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Costa Rica or Guyana?
- Costa Rica, at 14.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Guyana rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 135th and Guyana ranks 138th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.