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
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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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 constant 2021 US$.