Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF
Costa Rica
8.38 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Uruguay
8.7 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
116th
Uruguay rank
114th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 8.7 Mt CO2e against 8.38 Mt CO2e in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.32 Mt CO2e.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 116th and Uruguay ranks 114th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.02 Mt CO2e | 5.66 Mt CO2e | 3.64 Mt CO2e | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 2.32 Mt CO2e | 4.34 Mt CO2e | 2.02 Mt CO2e | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 4.43 Mt CO2e | 5.11 Mt CO2e | 0.6783 Mt CO2e | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 6.45 Mt CO2e | 5.95 Mt CO2e | 0.5014 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7.96 Mt CO2e | 7.17 Mt CO2e | 0.7898 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 7.98 Mt CO2e | 8.09 Mt CO2e | 0.1088 Mt CO2e | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 8.7 Mt CO2e against 8.38 Mt CO2e in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.32 Mt CO2e, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th and Uruguay ranks 114th 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).