Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation

Costa Rica
1.61 Mt CO2e
in 2023
New Zealand
1.84 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
80th
New Zealand rank
78th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation over time

  • Costa Rica
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.84 Mt CO2e against 1.61 Mt CO2e in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.23 Mt CO2e.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 80th and New Zealand ranks 78th of 183 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 11.75 Mt CO2e 6.87 Mt CO2e 4.88 Mt CO2e Costa Rica
2010s 4.84 Mt CO2e 6.08 Mt CO2e 1.24 Mt CO2e New Zealand
2020s 1.61 Mt CO2e 3.16 Mt CO2e 1.55 Mt CO2e New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 1.84 Mt CO2e against 1.61 Mt CO2e in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
0.23 Mt CO2e, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation?
Costa Rica ranks 80th and New Zealand ranks 78th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 5,498 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Deforestation".