Costa Rica vs Morocco: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Costa Rica
1.71 tonnes per person
in 2024
Morocco
1.81 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
139th
Morocco rank
136th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Costa Rica
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 1.81 tonnes per person against 1.71 tonnes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per person.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 139th and Morocco ranks 136th of 213 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Morocco in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0381 tonnes per person | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 0.0332 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.0073 tonnes per person | 0.0315 tonnes per person | 0.0242 tonnes per person | Morocco |
| 1940s | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0716 tonnes per person | 0.0689 tonnes per person | Morocco |
| 1950s | 0.3621 tonnes per person | 0.3346 tonnes per person | 0.0274 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.4849 tonnes per person | 0.3433 tonnes per person | 0.1416 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.9963 tonnes per person | 0.6304 tonnes per person | 0.3659 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.8912 tonnes per person | 0.8404 tonnes per person | 0.0508 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.25 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 0.1971 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.6 tonnes per person | 1.41 tonnes per person | 0.1849 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.59 tonnes per person | 1.71 tonnes per person | 0.123 tonnes per person | Morocco |
| 2020s | 1.56 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | 0.2755 tonnes per person | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Costa Rica or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 1.81 tonnes per person against 1.71 tonnes per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Costa Rica and Morocco?
- 0.1 tonnes per person, with Morocco 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 relative to the global average?
- Costa Rica ranks 139th and Morocco ranks 136th 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.