Costa Rica vs Guyana: Carbon intensity of GDP
Costa Rica
0.0598 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Guyana
0.0646 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
169th
Guyana rank
166th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 0.0646 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0598 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0048 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 169th and Guyana ranks 166th of 191 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.102 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2758 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1738 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Guyana |
| 2000s | 0.0954 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2413 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1459 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Guyana |
| 2010s | 0.079 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2379 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1589 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Guyana |
| 2020s | 0.0627 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.134 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0713 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Costa Rica or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 0.0646 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0598 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 0.0048 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Guyana rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 169th and Guyana ranks 166th of 191 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 intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.