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
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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

Indicator
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
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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.