Costa Rica vs Puerto Rico: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF over time
- Costa Rica
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 17.62 Mt CO2e against 17.08 Mt CO2e in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.54 Mt CO2e.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 128th and Puerto Rico ranks 125th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.32 Mt CO2e | 42.1 Mt CO2e | 34.78 Mt CO2e | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 8.89 Mt CO2e | 25.26 Mt CO2e | 16.37 Mt CO2e | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 10.87 Mt CO2e | 24.22 Mt CO2e | 13.35 Mt CO2e | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 12.38 Mt CO2e | 24.19 Mt CO2e | 11.81 Mt CO2e | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 14.9 Mt CO2e | 14.54 Mt CO2e | 0.352 Mt CO2e | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 15.85 Mt CO2e | 16.02 Mt CO2e | 0.1683 Mt CO2e | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf, Costa Rica or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 17.62 Mt CO2e against 17.08 Mt CO2e in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 0.54 Mt CO2e, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Puerto Rico rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Costa Rica ranks 128th and Puerto Rico ranks 125th 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).