Argentina vs Costa Rica: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type

Argentina
1.59 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
1.61 tonnes per person
in 2024
Argentina rank
108th
Costa Rica rank
106th

Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
0123188719552024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.61 tonnes per person against 1.59 tonnes per person in Argentina, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 108th and Costa Rica ranks 106th of 213 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1950s 1.81 tonnes per person 0.3619 tonnes per person 1.45 tonnes per person Argentina
1960s 2.15 tonnes per person 0.4653 tonnes per person 1.68 tonnes per person Argentina
1970s 2.77 tonnes per person 0.9189 tonnes per person 1.85 tonnes per person Argentina
1980s 2.22 tonnes per person 0.8069 tonnes per person 1.42 tonnes per person Argentina
1990s 1.88 tonnes per person 1.15 tonnes per person 0.7364 tonnes per person Argentina
2000s 1.84 tonnes per person 1.44 tonnes per person 0.4011 tonnes per person Argentina
2010s 1.95 tonnes per person 1.48 tonnes per person 0.4639 tonnes per person Argentina
2020s 1.7 tonnes per person 1.47 tonnes per person 0.2273 tonnes per person Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 1.61 tonnes per person against 1.59 tonnes per person in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0.02 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
Argentina ranks 108th and Costa Rica ranks 106th 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
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
213 places, 21,415 data points, 1750–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.