Costa Rica vs Montenegro: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Costa Rica
1.61 tonnes per person
in 2024
Montenegro
1.71 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
106th
Montenegro rank
103rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Costa Rica
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 1.71 tonnes per person against 1.61 tonnes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per person.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 106th and Montenegro ranks 103rd of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Montenegro in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3619 tonnes per person | 0.0528 tonnes per person | 0.3092 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.4653 tonnes per person | 0.2129 tonnes per person | 0.2524 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.9189 tonnes per person | 0.8247 tonnes per person | 0.0942 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.8069 tonnes per person | 0.9249 tonnes per person | 0.118 tonnes per person | Montenegro |
| 1990s | 1.15 tonnes per person | 0.6452 tonnes per person | 0.5027 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.44 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 0.3132 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.48 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | 0.187 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.47 tonnes per person | 1.69 tonnes per person | 0.2148 tonnes per person | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Costa Rica or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 1.71 tonnes per person against 1.61 tonnes per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Costa Rica and Montenegro?
- 0.1 tonnes per person, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Montenegro?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Montenegro rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Costa Rica ranks 106th and Montenegro ranks 103rd 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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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.