Costa Rica vs Namibia: Greenhouse gas emissions
Costa Rica
14.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Namibia
17.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
135th
Namibia rank
133rd
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 17.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 14.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
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 | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 691,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 653,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 691,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 4.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 811,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 6.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 890,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 971,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 8.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 15.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 26.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 31.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 32.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 46.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 30.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 14.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 16.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 17.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,920 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 14.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Costa Rica or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 17.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 14.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Costa Rica and Namibia?
- 2.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 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 greenhouse gas emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 135th and Namibia ranks 133rd 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.