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
Latest (2024)
-0.0%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
167th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1979
All-time low
-0.0%
in 2022
Years of data
175
1850–2024
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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1% | — |
| 1851 | 0.1% | -12.2% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | +14.2% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | -6.4% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +40.6% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | +13.1% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | +15.8% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | +8.9% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 1869 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -10.7% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | +12.6% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | +15.5% |
| 1892 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 1894 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 1895 | 0.2% | +6.0% |
| 1896 | 0.2% | -3.9% |
| 1897 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 1898 | 0.2% | +6.4% |
| 1899 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1901 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 1902 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 1904 | 0.2% | +17.3% |
| 1905 | 0.2% | -10.9% |
| 1906 | 0.2% | +7.0% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | -18.1% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1909 | 0.2% | +22.7% |
| 1910 | 0.2% | -3.9% |
| 1911 | 0.2% | +22.8% |
| 1912 | 0.2% | -22.7% |
| 1913 | 0.2% | +12.6% |
| 1914 | 0.2% | +20.6% |
| 1915 | 0.2% | -9.9% |
| 1916 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 1917 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 1918 | 0.2% | +16.4% |
| 1919 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| 1920 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | -26.1% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | -13.6% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +8.2% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | -15.4% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | +15.8% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1930 | 0.2% | +43.7% |
| 1931 | 0.2% | +31.4% |
| 1932 | 0.3% | +30.8% |
| 1933 | 0.3% | -12.6% |
| 1934 | 0.3% | +7.0% |
| 1935 | 0.4% | +23.7% |
| 1936 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 1937 | 0.3% | -11.2% |
| 1938 | 0.4% | +23.7% |
| 1939 | 0.3% | -12.4% |
| 1940 | 0.4% | +28.4% |
| 1941 | 0.5% | +18.2% |
| 1942 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 1943 | 0.5% | +6.5% |
| 1944 | 0.5% | -4.9% |
| 1945 | 0.5% | -9.0% |
| 1946 | 0.5% | +14.3% |
| 1947 | 0.5% | -6.8% |
| 1948 | 0.5% | -6.4% |
| 1949 | 0.5% | +8.3% |
| 1950 | 0.4% | -15.2% |
| 1951 | 0.4% | -16.3% |
| 1952 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.4% | +11.1% |
| 1954 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 1956 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 0.4% | +4.8% |
| 1958 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 0.5% | +16.2% |
| 1960 | 0.3% | -35.2% |
| 1961 | 0.3% | -5.7% |
| 1962 | 0.3% | -15.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4% | +52.4% |
| 1964 | 0.5% | +17.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6% | +20.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3% | -42.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5% | +66.2% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.5% | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | -19.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3% | -28.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | +199.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | -56.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | +61.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | +17.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | -11.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | +17.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | -45.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | +53.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -56.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | -28.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -23.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -15.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -45.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -61.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +161.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -54.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -41.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +152.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +107.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -51.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -13.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -74.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +30.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -74.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +977.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +34.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +45.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -39.7% |
| 2004 | -0.0% | -127.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -203.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +49.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +91.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +139.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -24.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -52.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +31.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +29.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -43.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +121.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -35.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -61.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | -0.0% | -232.2% |
| 2022 | -0.0% | +62.4% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | -40.1% |
| 2024 | -0.0% | +3.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's -0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +977.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2021 | -232.2% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | +203.7% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1972 | +199.7% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| 1990 | +161.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1993 | +152.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
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
- 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 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.