Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square
Costa Rica
0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
95th
New Zealand rank
98th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 95th and New Zealand ranks 98th of 203 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 95th and New Zealand ranks 98th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.