Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP was 0.0618 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0618 for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in 2023.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0854 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0583, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 141st out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0805 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0849 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.084 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0854 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0817 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0805 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0824 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0849 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0811 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.078 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0767 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0766 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0732 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0747 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0725 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0668 | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0699 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0681 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0663 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0634 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0583 | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.061 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0597 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0618 | +3.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0618 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1041, 59% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0618 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1099, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0823 | 0.078 | 0.0854 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0708 | 0.0634 | 0.0767 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0602 | 0.0583 | 0.0618 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More climate change data for Costa Rica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 108.28 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,751 kt (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Costa Rica?
- Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Costa Rica was 0.0618 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0854 in 2003.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0583 in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
- Costa Rica ranks 141st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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