Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 0.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Costa Rica stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 91st of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +34.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 19% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 58% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Costa Rica?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Costa Rica was 0.0% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 91st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.