Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 3.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Costa Rica, 1871–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Costa Rica is 3.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 41.1% on the previous year and up 117.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 74,814.7% in 1950 and was at its lowest, -95.0%, in 1949.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 139.5% | -59.4% | 493.5% | 9 |
| 1880s | 153.2% | -82.8% | 789.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 35.6% | -25.0% | 193.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 20.8% | -42.4% | 213.4% | 10 |
| 1910s | 53.8% | -84.2% | 632.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 106.7% | -76.2% | 1,225.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 245.3% | -94.5% | 1,904.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 338.1% | -95.0% | 1,904.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 7,485.6% | -14.4% | 74,814.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.1% | -11.8% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.7% | -6.8% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | -12.0% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.9% | -7.7% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | -3.0% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -4.5% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | -11.8% | 13.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More climate change data for Costa Rica
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 5.15 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population 4.11 million (2025)
- Urban population 79.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.71 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 285.80 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.71 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.71 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Costa Rica?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Costa Rica was 3.4% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 74,814.7% in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -95.0% in 1949.
- How does Costa Rica rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.