Costa Rica vs Haiti: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal

Costa Rica
0.0096 tonnes per person
in 2024
Haiti
0.0098 tonnes per person
in 1992
Costa Rica rank
118th
Haiti rank
116th

Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Haiti
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How they compare

Haiti currently reports 0.0098 tonnes per person against 0.0096 tonnes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 118th and Haiti ranks 116th of 179 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 8 and Haiti in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Haiti Difference Ahead
1870s 0.001 tonnes per person 0.001 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person Haiti
1880s 0.0064 tonnes per person 0.0014 tonnes per person 0.0049 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1890s 0.091 tonnes per person 0.0071 tonnes per person 0.0839 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1900s 0.1301 tonnes per person 0.0033 tonnes per person 0.1268 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1910s 0.1756 tonnes per person 0.0042 tonnes per person 0.1714 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1920s 0.0232 tonnes per person 0.0004 tonnes per person 0.0228 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1930s 0.0073 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.0072 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1940s 0.0027 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.0026 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1950s 0.0004 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.0004 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, Costa Rica or Haiti?
Haiti, at 0.0098 tonnes per person against 0.0096 tonnes per person in Costa Rica as of 1992.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Costa Rica and Haiti?
0.0002 tonnes per person, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Haiti?
81 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 1950.
How do Costa Rica and Haiti rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
Costa Rica ranks 118th and Haiti ranks 116th 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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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.