Costa Rica vs Iceland: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

Costa Rica
0.0041 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Iceland
0.0067 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
189th
Iceland rank
188th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0067 Mt CO2e against 0.0041 Mt CO2e in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0026 Mt CO2e.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 189th and Iceland ranks 188th of 194 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2282 Mt CO2e 0.0436 Mt CO2e 0.1847 Mt CO2e Costa Rica
1980s 0.0669 Mt CO2e 0.0126 Mt CO2e 0.0543 Mt CO2e Costa Rica
1990s 0.3979 Mt CO2e 0.0099 Mt CO2e 0.388 Mt CO2e Costa Rica
2000s 0.2875 Mt CO2e 0.0046 Mt CO2e 0.2829 Mt CO2e Costa Rica
2010s 0.3705 Mt CO2e 0.0048 Mt CO2e 0.3657 Mt CO2e Costa Rica
2020s 0.0075 Mt CO2e 0.006 Mt CO2e 0.0015 Mt CO2e Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy), Costa Rica or Iceland?
Iceland, at 0.0067 Mt CO2e against 0.0041 Mt CO2e in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) between Costa Rica and Iceland?
0.0026 Mt CO2e, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy)?
Costa Rica ranks 189th and Iceland ranks 188th of 194 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 from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 13,255 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).