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