Costa Rica vs Namibia: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF over time
- Costa Rica
- Namibia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 17.08 Mt CO2e against 14.21 Mt CO2e in Namibia, a difference of 2.87 Mt CO2e.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Namibia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 128th and Namibia ranks 130th of 203 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.32 Mt CO2e | 6.46 Mt CO2e | 0.864 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 8.89 Mt CO2e | 6.08 Mt CO2e | 2.81 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 10.87 Mt CO2e | 7 Mt CO2e | 3.86 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 12.38 Mt CO2e | 9.32 Mt CO2e | 3.07 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 14.9 Mt CO2e | 11.02 Mt CO2e | 3.88 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 15.85 Mt CO2e | 12.73 Mt CO2e | 3.13 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf, Costa Rica or Namibia?
- Costa Rica, at 17.08 Mt CO2e against 14.21 Mt CO2e in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf between Costa Rica and Namibia?
- 2.87 Mt CO2e, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Namibia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Namibia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Costa Rica ranks 128th and Namibia ranks 130th of 203 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).