Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions was 166.95 Index in 2017. ▲ Rising
Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions in Costa Rica, 1990–2017
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions in Costa Rica is 166.95 Index, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 198.05 Index in 2016 and was at its lowest, 48.01 Index, in 1991.
Costa Rica ranks 6th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.21 Index | — |
| 1991 | 48.01 Index | -22.8% |
| 1992 | 88.87 Index | +85.1% |
| 1993 | 76.24 Index | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 89.06 Index | +16.8% |
| 1995 | 73.34 Index | -17.6% |
| 1996 | 106.35 Index | +45.0% |
| 1997 | 113.77 Index | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 108.31 Index | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 94.23 Index | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 113.61 Index | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 125.09 Index | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 105.19 Index | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 127.12 Index | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 106.53 Index | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 110.25 Index | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 159.15 Index | +44.4% |
| 2008 | 119.18 Index | -25.1% |
| 2009 | 113.88 Index | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 137.44 Index | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 124.9 Index | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 170.06 Index | +36.2% |
| 2013 | 196.24 Index | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 142.82 Index | -27.2% |
| 2015 | 188 Index | +31.6% |
| 2016 | 198.05 Index | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 166.95 Index | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.04 Index | 48.01 Index | 113.77 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 118 Index | 100 Index | 159.15 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 165.56 Index | 124.9 Index | 198.05 Index | 8 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 3 Iceland 208.51 Index compare
- 3 Poland 50.03 Index compare
- 4 Lithuania 45.6 Index compare
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 200.5 Index compare
- 5 Latvia 39.19 Index compare
- 5 Tajikistan 178.71 Index compare
- 7 New Zealand 95.58 Index compare
- 7 Slovenia 35.98 Index compare
- 8 Türkiye 21.11 Index compare
- 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 84.5 Index compare
- 9 Albania 81.29 Index compare
More climate change data for Costa Rica
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 942.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 688.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 623.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 65.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.34 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions in Costa Rica?
- Air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions in Costa Rica was 166.95 Index in 2017, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 198.05 Index in 2016.
- What is the lowest air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.01 Index in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 44 countries with data for 2017.
- Is air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides selected information on national emissions of air pollutants: man-made emissions of sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM), carbon monoxide (CO) and volatile organic compounds (VOC). Categories presented are based on the NFR (nomenclature for reporting) 2014 classification. Details of regroupings can be found in the table of correspondence. Data exclude non man-made emissions and international aviation and maritime transports emissions. For some countries residential mobile emissions (e.g. mowers) are included into “Other combustion” instead of “Other mobile”. Data source(s): (1) The Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP Convention), UNECE-EMEP emissions Database, WebDab. EMEP Official; (2) Common Reporting Tables CRT to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, CRT tables); (3) Replies to the OECD Questionnaire on the State of the Environment and comments from member countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 2026 Database documentation