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Annual share of co2 emissions in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Annual share of co2 emissions was 0.0227 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0227
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
114th
of 210 countries
All-time high
0.0251
in 2007
All-time low
0
in 1870
Years of data
155
1870–2024

Annual share of co2 emissions in Costa Rica, 1870–2024

00.010.020.03187019472024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, annual share of co2 emissions in Costa Rica stood at 0.0227.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual share of co2 emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0251 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1870.

Costa Rica ranks 114th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Annual share of co2 emissions in Costa Rica, year by year

Year Value Change
1870 0 —
1871 0 +150.9%
1872 0 -9.7%
1873 0 +170.6%
1874 0 +196.8%
1875 0 -62.5%
1876 0 +17.6%
1877 0 +191.1%
1878 0.0001 +488.8%
1879 0.0001 +61.8%
1880 0.0001 -48.4%
1881 0 -83.3%
1882 0 -18.3%
1883 0.0001 +685.4%
1884 0.0002 +154.2%
1885 0.0001 -35.3%
1886 0.0002 +116.8%
1887 0.0002 -38.4%
1888 0.0001 -65.6%
1889 0.0005 +788.7%
1890 0.0012 +169.6%
1891 0.0009 -28.4%
1892 0.0026 +190.7%
1893 0.0021 -19.8%
1894 0.0021 +1.5%
1895 0.0016 -25.4%
1896 0.0017 +9.8%
1897 0.0015 -15.8%
1898 0.0019 +32.7%
1899 0.0016 -17.4%
1900 0.0015 -2.7%
1901 0.0016 +1.9%
1902 0.0011 -32.1%
1903 0.0017 +58.0%
1904 0.0015 -9.9%
1905 0.001 -34.1%
1906 0.003 +200.1%
1907 0.0021 -28.8%
1908 0.0032 +50.5%
1909 0.0018 -44.7%
1910 0.0032 +80.4%
1911 0.0036 +11.3%
1912 0.0035 -3.5%
1913 0.0032 -7.7%
1914 0.0031 -3.0%
1915 0.0023 -26.5%
1916 0.0017 -25.4%
1917 0.0007 -56.1%
1918 0.0001 -84.0%
1919 0.001 +743.9%
1920 0.001 +0.4%
1921 0.0003 -72.9%
1922 0.0002 -34.2%
1923 0.0002 +19.9%
1924 0.0002 +12.6%
1925 0.0001 -66.5%
1926 0 -49.1%
1927 0 -8.4%
1928 0.0005 +1230.7%
1929 0.0005 -7.1%
1930 0.0003 -39.6%
1931 0.0002 -42.3%
1932 0.0002 +31.5%
1933 0 -94.7%
1934 0 -8.0%
1935 0.0002 +1810.4%
1936 0 -90.9%
1937 0.0002 +880.7%
1938 0 -89.9%
1939 0 -52.9%
1940 0.0001 +817.3%
1941 0 -90.3%
1942 0 +101.5%
1943 0 -8.7%
1944 0.0001 +744.5%
1945 0 -92.5%
1946 0 -6.9%
1947 0 -10.8%
1948 0.0001 +1800.2%
1949 0 -94.8%
1950 0.0048 +65638.9%
1951 0.0049 +1.4%
1952 0.006 +22.7%
1953 0.0065 +8.3%
1954 0.006 -7.9%
1955 0.0047 -21.9%
1956 0.0061 +30.5%
1957 0.0056 -7.6%
1958 0.0053 -5.8%
1959 0.0043 -18.2%
1960 0.0052 +20.4%
1961 0.0052 -0.3%
1962 0.0056 +8.1%
1963 0.0059 +3.8%
1964 0.0062 +6.4%
1965 0.0075 +20.1%
1966 0.0084 +11.9%
1967 0.0072 -14.5%
1968 0.008 +12.3%
1969 0.0083 +3.7%
1970 0.0084 +0.6%
1971 0.0098 +17.5%
1972 0.0109 +10.2%
1973 0.012 +10.2%
1974 0.0112 -6.4%
1975 0.012 +7.0%
1976 0.0117 -2.8%
1977 0.0142 +21.9%
1978 0.0153 +7.8%
1979 0.0143 -6.9%
1980 0.0126 -11.5%
1981 0.0118 -6.1%
1982 0.011 -6.7%
1983 0.011 -0.0%
1984 0.0102 -7.9%
1985 0.0111 +9.3%
1986 0.0126 +13.3%
1987 0.0129 +2.3%
1988 0.0132 +2.7%
1989 0.0132 -0.4%
1990 0.0128 -3.0%
1991 0.0141 +10.5%
1992 0.0166 +17.3%
1993 0.0171 +2.9%
1994 0.0226 +32.4%
1995 0.0204 -9.8%
1996 0.0193 -5.3%
1997 0.0201 +4.2%
1998 0.0215 +6.8%
1999 0.0218 +1.6%
2000 0.021 -3.5%
2001 0.0219 +4.3%
2002 0.0237 +7.8%
2003 0.0237 +0.1%
2004 0.0238 +0.3%
2005 0.0225 -5.3%
2006 0.0228 +1.3%
2007 0.0251 +10.1%
2008 0.0248 -1.4%
2009 0.0244 -1.4%
2010 0.0224 -8.3%
2011 0.0211 -5.8%
2012 0.0206 -2.2%
2013 0.0215 +4.1%
2014 0.0217 +1.0%
2015 0.0208 -4.4%
2016 0.0221 +6.5%
2017 0.0222 +0.4%
2018 0.0217 -2.3%
2019 0.0207 -4.8%
2020 0.0192 -7.0%
2021 0.0208 +8.2%
2022 0.0213 +2.7%
2023 0.0222 +4.2%
2024 0.0227 +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1870s 0 0 0.0001 10
1880s 0.0001 0 0.0005 10
1890s 0.0017 0.0009 0.0026 10
1900s 0.0019 0.001 0.0032 10
1910s 0.0022 0.0001 0.0036 10
1920s 0.0003 0 0.001 10
1930s 0.0001 0 0.0003 10
1940s 0 0 0.0001 10
1950s 0.0054 0.0043 0.0065 10
1960s 0.0068 0.0052 0.0084 10
1970s 0.012 0.0084 0.0153 10
1980s 0.012 0.0102 0.0132 10
1990s 0.0186 0.0128 0.0226 10
2000s 0.0234 0.021 0.0251 10
2010s 0.0215 0.0206 0.0224 10
2020s 0.0213 0.0192 0.0227 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 111 Cameroon 0.025 compare
  2. 112 El Salvador 0.0232 compare
  3. 113 Congo 0.0229 compare
  4. 115 Mozambique 0.0223 compare
  5. 116 Jamaica 0.0218 compare
  6. 117 Papua New Guinea 0.0216 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual share of co2 emissions in Costa Rica?
Annual share of co2 emissions in Costa Rica was 0.0227 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual share of co2 emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0251 in 2007.
What is the lowest annual share of co2 emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1870.
How does Costa Rica rank for annual share of co2 emissions?
Costa Rica ranks 114th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual share of co2 emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual share of co2 emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual share of co2 emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
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