Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -1,474 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Costa Rica is -1,474 kt, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 76.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Costa Rica peaked at -1,327 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, -6,167 kt, in 2011.
Costa Rica ranks 180th of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -3,780 kt | — |
| 1991 | -3,780 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -3,780 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -3,780 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -3,780 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -3,780 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -3,780 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -3,780 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -3,780 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -3,780 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -3,780 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1,327 kt | -64.9% |
| 2002 | -1,327 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1,327 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1,327 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1,327 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1,327 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1,327 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1,327 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1,327 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1,327 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -6,167 kt | +364.6% |
| 2012 | -6,167 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -6,167 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -6,167 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -6,167 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1,467 kt | -76.2% |
| 2017 | -1,467 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -1,467 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1,467 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -1,467 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -1,474 kt | +0.5% |
| 2022 | -1,474 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -1,474 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1,474 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -1,474 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3,780 kt | -3,780 kt | -3,780 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -1,573 kt | -3,780 kt | -1,327 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -3,803 kt | -6,167 kt | -1,327 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -1,473 kt | -1,474 kt | -1,467 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 177 Sudan (former) -953.33 kt compare
- 178 Dominican Republic -1,269 kt compare
- 179 Jamaica -1,335 kt compare
- 181 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -1,613 kt compare
- 182 Slovakia -1,819 kt compare
- 183 Fiji -2,002 kt compare
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 stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Costa Rica?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Costa Rica was -1,474 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was -1,327 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -6,167 kt in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Costa Rica ranks 180th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).