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