Azerbaijan vs Costa Rica: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal

Azerbaijan
0.0043 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.0096 tonnes per person
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
121st
Costa Rica rank
118th

Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0096 tonnes per person against 0.0043 tonnes per person in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.0053 tonnes per person.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.2 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 121st and Costa Rica ranks 118th of 179 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1870s 0.0136 tonnes per person 0.001 tonnes per person 0.0126 tonnes per person Azerbaijan
1880s 0.007 tonnes per person 0.0064 tonnes per person 0.0006 tonnes per person Azerbaijan
1890s 0.0071 tonnes per person 0.091 tonnes per person 0.0839 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1900s 0.0162 tonnes per person 0.1301 tonnes per person 0.1139 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1910s 0.0218 tonnes per person 0.1756 tonnes per person 0.1537 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1920s 0.0113 tonnes per person 0.0232 tonnes per person 0.0119 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1930s 0.0529 tonnes per person 0.0073 tonnes per person 0.0457 tonnes per person Azerbaijan
1940s 0.0884 tonnes per person 0.0027 tonnes per person 0.0858 tonnes per person Azerbaijan
1950s 0.1613 tonnes per person 0.0001 tonnes per person 0.1611 tonnes per person Azerbaijan
1960s 0.1295 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.1295 tonnes per person Azerbaijan
2000s 0.0019 tonnes per person 0.0053 tonnes per person 0.0034 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.001 tonnes per person 0.0019 tonnes per person 0.0009 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2020s 0.0026 tonnes per person 0.0089 tonnes per person 0.0063 tonnes per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Azerbaijan or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.0096 tonnes per person against 0.0043 tonnes per person in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Azerbaijan and Costa Rica?
0.0053 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Costa Rica?
109 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
How do Azerbaijan and Costa Rica rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
Azerbaijan ranks 121st and Costa Rica ranks 118th of 179 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
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
179 places, 17,915 data points, 1750–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.