CO2 emissions, Metric ton of CO₂ in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: CO2 emissions, Metric ton of CO₂ was 0.422 in 2018. ▼ Falling
CO2 emissions, Metric ton of CO₂ in Costa Rica, 1995–2018
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 emissions, metric ton of co₂ in Costa Rica is 0.422, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions, metric ton of co₂ in Costa Rica peaked at 0.583 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.297, in 1995.
Costa Rica ranks 51st of 66 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
CO2 emissions, Metric ton of CO₂ in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.297 | — |
| 1996 | 0.353 | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 0.364 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.393 | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.463 | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 0.546 | +17.9% |
| 2001 | 0.583 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.497 | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.318 | -36.4% |
| 2005 | 0.319 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.328 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.319 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.326 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.316 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.334 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.369 | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.379 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.38 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.388 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.426 | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.438 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.422 | -3.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.422 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3, 32% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.422 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.54, 27% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CO2 emissions, Metric ton of CO₂ in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -36.4% | 0.5 | 0.318 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.374 | 0.297 | 0.463 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4052 | 0.316 | 0.583 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3907 | 0.334 | 0.438 | 9 |
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 co2 emissions, metric ton of co₂ in Costa Rica?
- Co2 emissions, metric ton of co₂ in Costa Rica was 0.422 in 2018, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest co2 emissions, metric ton of co₂ recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.583 in 2001.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions, metric ton of co₂ recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.297 in 1995.
- How does Costa Rica rank for co2 emissions, metric ton of co₂?
- Costa Rica ranks 51st out of 66 countries with data for 2018.
- Is co2 emissions, metric ton of co₂ rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of CO2 emissions, Metric ton of CO₂ (Agriculture, forestry and fishing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides annual estimates of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for 66 countries across 45 industries from 1995 to 2018. It details both aggregate emissions and emissions intensity, specifically direct and indirect CO2 emissions per unit of output. The data is structured to allow for analysis of emission trends by country, industry, and a combination of both. CO2 emissions from fuel consumption are in millions of metric tons of CO2. CO2 emissions intensities are in metric tons of CO2 emissions per $1 million USD of output. CO2 emissions multipliers are in metric tons of CO2 emissions per $1 million USD of output.