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
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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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.