Colombia vs Costa Rica: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land
Colombia
11.71 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2021
Costa Rica
20 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2021
Colombia rank
30th
Costa Rica rank
27th
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 11.71 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Colombia, a difference of 8.29 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.7 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 30th and Costa Rica ranks 27th of 36 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.93 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 46.33 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 31.61 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Colombia |
| 2000s | 52.76 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 19.47 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 33.29 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Colombia |
| 2010s | 77.45 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 33.43 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 44.02 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Colombia |
| 2020s | 8.31 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 24.64 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 16.32 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 20 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 11.71 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Colombia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 8.29 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — forest land?
- Colombia ranks 30th and Costa Rica ranks 27th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.