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
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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.