Costa Rica vs Netherlands: Carbon intensity of GDP

Costa Rica
0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Netherlands
0.129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
173rd
Netherlands rank
170th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0205 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

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

Across all 55 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 173rd and Netherlands ranks 170th of 199 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1733 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4519 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2786 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Netherlands
1980s 0.1495 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3809 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2314 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Netherlands
1990s 0.1851 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3338 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1487 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Netherlands
2000s 0.1732 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.26 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0868 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Netherlands
2010s 0.1434 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.217 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0735 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Netherlands
2020s 0.1138 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1499 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0361 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Costa Rica or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 0.129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Costa Rica and Netherlands?
0.0205 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Netherlands rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 173rd and Netherlands ranks 170th 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$.