Albania vs Costa Rica: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Albania
1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Albania rank
130th
Costa Rica rank
127th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Albania
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Albania, a difference of 0.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 130th and Costa Rica ranks 127th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 15 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1860s | 0.5505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1870s | 0.5551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1880s | 0.5606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1890s | 0.5637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1900s | 0.5653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1910s | 0.5664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1920s | 0.5502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1930s | 0.6512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1940s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1950s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1960s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1970s | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1980s | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1990s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 2020s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Albania or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Albania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Albania and Costa Rica?
- 0.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Costa Rica?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Costa Rica rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Albania ranks 130th and Costa Rica ranks 127th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.