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

Costa Rica
1.61 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Spain
1.32 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
80th
Spain rank
83rd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.61 Mt CO2e against 1.32 Mt CO2e in Spain, a difference of 0.29 Mt CO2e.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 80th and Spain ranks 83rd of 183 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 11.75 Mt CO2e 2.13 Mt CO2e 9.62 Mt CO2e Costa Rica
2010s 4.84 Mt CO2e 1.36 Mt CO2e 3.48 Mt CO2e Costa Rica
2020s 1.61 Mt CO2e 1.33 Mt CO2e 0.2773 Mt CO2e Costa Rica

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 Spain?
Costa Rica, at 1.61 Mt CO2e against 1.32 Mt CO2e in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation between Costa Rica and Spain?
0.29 Mt CO2e, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation?
Costa Rica ranks 80th and Spain ranks 83rd 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".