Costa Rica vs Mali: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Costa Rica
1.52 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mali
1.56 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
144th
Mali rank
143rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Costa Rica
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 1.56 tonnes per person against 1.52 tonnes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 144th and Mali ranks 143rd of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34.99 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | 33.62 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 18.97 tonnes per person | 0.6966 tonnes per person | 18.27 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 20.82 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | 19.8 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 10.55 tonnes per person | 0.5414 tonnes per person | 10.01 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.11 tonnes per person | 5.05 tonnes per person | 2.93 tonnes per person | Mali |
| 2000s | 2.35 tonnes per person | 3.6 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | Mali |
| 2010s | 2.17 tonnes per person | 2.1 tonnes per person | 0.073 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.41 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | 0.3123 tonnes per person | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Costa Rica or Mali?
- Mali, at 1.56 tonnes per person against 1.52 tonnes per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Costa Rica and Mali?
- 0.04 tonnes per person, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mali?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Mali rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Costa Rica ranks 144th and Mali ranks 143rd of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.