Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita was 0.0598 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0598 for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1168 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0598, in 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 169th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0851 | — |
| 1991 | 0.09 | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1109 | +23.2% |
| 1993 | 0.104 | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1168 | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1113 | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1049 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0981 | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1014 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0972 | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0929 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0968 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0955 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0984 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.096 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0949 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0961 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0992 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0937 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0907 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0851 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0867 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.082 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0831 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0814 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0757 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0771 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0755 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0738 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0697 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0637 | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0661 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0638 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0601 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0598 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.102 | 0.0851 | 0.1168 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0954 | 0.0907 | 0.0992 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.079 | 0.0697 | 0.0867 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0627 | 0.0598 | 0.0661 | 5 |
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- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.34 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Costa Rica?
- Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0598 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1168 in 1994.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0598 in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 169th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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