Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use
Costa Rica
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
132nd
Papua New Guinea rank
133rd
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 133rd of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 °C, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use?
- Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 133rd 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.