Costa Rica vs Fiji: CO₂ emissions per capita

Costa Rica
1.71 tonnes per person
in 2024
Fiji
1.56 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
139th
Fiji rank
142nd

CO₂ emissions per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Fiji
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.71 tonnes per person against 1.56 tonnes per person in Fiji, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per person.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Fiji ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 139th and Fiji ranks 142nd of 213 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Fiji in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Fiji Difference Ahead
1950s 0.3621 tonnes per person 0.4713 tonnes per person 0.1092 tonnes per person Fiji
1960s 0.4849 tonnes per person 0.6599 tonnes per person 0.175 tonnes per person Fiji
1970s 0.9963 tonnes per person 1.1 tonnes per person 0.1067 tonnes per person Fiji
1980s 0.8912 tonnes per person 0.9727 tonnes per person 0.0815 tonnes per person Fiji
1990s 1.25 tonnes per person 0.93 tonnes per person 0.32 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2000s 1.6 tonnes per person 1.11 tonnes per person 0.4906 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2010s 1.59 tonnes per person 1.35 tonnes per person 0.2424 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2020s 1.56 tonnes per person 1.45 tonnes per person 0.1106 tonnes per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Costa Rica or Fiji?
Costa Rica, at 1.71 tonnes per person against 1.56 tonnes per person in Fiji as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Costa Rica and Fiji?
0.15 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Fiji?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Fiji rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 139th and Fiji ranks 142nd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,919 data points, 1800–2024
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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.