Colombia vs Costa Rica: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.8 t CO2e/capita against 1.63 t CO2e/capita in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.17 t CO2e/capita.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 119th and Costa Rica ranks 122nd of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.46 t CO2e/capita | 0.964 t CO2e/capita | 0.4999 t CO2e/capita | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.58 t CO2e/capita | 0.8567 t CO2e/capita | 0.724 t CO2e/capita | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.73 t CO2e/capita | 1.26 t CO2e/capita | 0.4696 t CO2e/capita | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.48 t CO2e/capita | 1.52 t CO2e/capita | 0.0433 t CO2e/capita | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.72 t CO2e/capita | 1.66 t CO2e/capita | 0.0616 t CO2e/capita | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.75 t CO2e/capita | 1.57 t CO2e/capita | 0.1791 t CO2e/capita | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Colombia, at 1.8 t CO2e/capita against 1.63 t CO2e/capita in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.17 t CO2e/capita, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita?
- Colombia ranks 119th and Costa Rica ranks 122nd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values divided by the economy's population. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties.