Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Costa Rica, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Costa Rica is -0.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 165.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9% in 1979 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2022.
That places Costa Rica 167th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Costa Rica?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Costa Rica was -0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1979.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Costa Rica ranks 167th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 165.0%. 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.