Costa Rica vs Morocco: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Costa Rica
1.52 tonnes per person
in 2024
Morocco
1.48 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
144th
Morocco rank
146th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Costa Rica
- Morocco
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.52 tonnes per person against 1.48 tonnes per person in Morocco, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 144th and Morocco ranks 146th of 194 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 10 and Morocco in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 13.03 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | 11.78 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 28.29 tonnes per person | 1.92 tonnes per person | 26.36 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 36.7 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | 34.7 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 29.65 tonnes per person | 3.56 tonnes per person | 26.09 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 18.97 tonnes per person | 2.2 tonnes per person | 16.78 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 20.82 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 19.13 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 10.55 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person | 8.66 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.11 tonnes per person | 1.83 tonnes per person | 0.2856 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.35 tonnes per person | 1.41 tonnes per person | 0.9383 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.17 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | 0.2285 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.41 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | 0.2524 tonnes per person | Morocco |
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 Morocco?
- Costa Rica, at 1.52 tonnes per person against 1.48 tonnes per person in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Costa Rica and Morocco?
- 0.04 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Morocco?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Morocco rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Costa Rica ranks 144th and Morocco ranks 146th 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.