Costa Rica vs Panama: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use
Costa Rica
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Panama
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
132nd
Panama rank
131st
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 °C.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Panama ranks 131st of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 10 and Panama in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Panama |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Panama |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Panama |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Panama |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Panama |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0 °C, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use?
- Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Panama ranks 131st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.