Bahamas vs Costa Rica: Carbon intensity of GDP

Bahamas
0.1071 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bahamas rank
174th
Costa Rica rank
173rd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Bahamas
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1071 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0014 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 174th and Costa Rica ranks 173rd of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3405 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1733 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1672 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bahamas
1980s 0.1439 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1495 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0057 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1990s 0.1276 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1851 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0575 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2000s 0.0938 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1732 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0794 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.0997 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1434 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0437 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 0.1138 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1138 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Bahamas or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1071 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Bahamas and Costa Rica?
0.0014 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Costa Rica?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Costa Rica rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Bahamas ranks 174th and Costa Rica ranks 173rd of 199 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
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
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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 constant 2021 US$.