Costa Rica vs Kenya: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual
Costa Rica
2.09 % change on previous year
in 2024
Kenya
2.25 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
87th
Kenya rank
84th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2.25 % change on previous year against 2.09 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.16 % change on previous year.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 87th and Kenya ranks 84th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.56 % change on previous year | 2.87 % change on previous year | 1.69 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.5741 % change on previous year | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.94 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | 0.8041 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.21 % change on previous year | 6.41 % change on previous year | 4.2 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.31 % change on previous year | 2.68 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.69 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | 0.368 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 2.25 % change on previous year against 2.09 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 0.16 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th and Kenya ranks 84th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.