Costa Rica vs Vanuatu: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

Costa Rica
187.2%
in 2024
Vanuatu
179.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
86th
Vanuatu rank
88th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 187.2% against 179.8% in Vanuatu, a difference of 7.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 86th and Vanuatu ranks 88th of 201 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 57.8% -43.6% 101.3% Costa Rica
2000s 121.1% 3.1% 118.0% Costa Rica
2010s 172.9% 71.5% 101.3% Costa Rica
2020s 173.6% 168.9% 4.7% Costa Rica

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 Vanuatu?
Costa Rica, at 187.2% against 179.8% in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Costa Rica and Vanuatu?
7.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Vanuatu?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Vanuatu rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Costa Rica ranks 86th and Vanuatu ranks 88th of 201 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 (% change from 1990). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)
Unit
% change from 1990
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
248 places, 8,432 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed

Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 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). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.