Albania vs Costa Rica: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Albania
1.59 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
1.71 tonnes per person
in 2024
Albania rank
141st
Costa Rica rank
139th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Albania
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.71 tonnes per person against 1.59 tonnes per person in Albania, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1933 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 141st and Costa Rica ranks 139th of 213 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 8 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.1645 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 0.1603 tonnes per person | Albania |
| 1940s | 0.5084 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.5058 tonnes per person | Albania |
| 1950s | 0.5242 tonnes per person | 0.3621 tonnes per person | 0.1621 tonnes per person | Albania |
| 1960s | 1.3 tonnes per person | 0.4849 tonnes per person | 0.818 tonnes per person | Albania |
| 1970s | 2.16 tonnes per person | 0.9963 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person | Albania |
| 1980s | 2.5 tonnes per person | 0.8912 tonnes per person | 1.61 tonnes per person | Albania |
| 1990s | 0.8283 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 0.4217 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.29 tonnes per person | 1.6 tonnes per person | 0.3118 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.76 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | 0.1709 tonnes per person | Albania |
| 2020s | 1.65 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person | 0.0901 tonnes per person | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Albania or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.71 tonnes per person against 1.59 tonnes per person in Albania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Albania and Costa Rica?
- 0.12 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Costa Rica?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Costa Rica rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Albania ranks 141st and Costa Rica ranks 139th 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 Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. 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.