Costa Rica vs Morocco: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
1.71 tonnes per person
in 2024
Morocco
1.81 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
139th
Morocco rank
136th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 1.81 tonnes per person against 1.71 tonnes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per person.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 139th and Morocco ranks 136th of 213 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Morocco in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0381 tonnes per person | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 0.0332 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.0073 tonnes per person | 0.0315 tonnes per person | 0.0242 tonnes per person | Morocco |
| 1940s | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0716 tonnes per person | 0.0689 tonnes per person | Morocco |
| 1950s | 0.3621 tonnes per person | 0.3346 tonnes per person | 0.0274 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.4849 tonnes per person | 0.3433 tonnes per person | 0.1416 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.9963 tonnes per person | 0.6304 tonnes per person | 0.3659 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.8912 tonnes per person | 0.8404 tonnes per person | 0.0508 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.25 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 0.1971 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.6 tonnes per person | 1.41 tonnes per person | 0.1849 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.59 tonnes per person | 1.71 tonnes per person | 0.123 tonnes per person | Morocco |
| 2020s | 1.56 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | 0.2755 tonnes per person | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 1.81 tonnes per person against 1.71 tonnes per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Morocco?
- 0.1 tonnes per person, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Morocco?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Morocco rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 139th and Morocco ranks 136th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.