Consumption based carbon intensity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Consumption based carbon intensity was 0.1824 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption based carbon intensity in Costa Rica, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption based carbon intensity in Costa Rica stood at 0.1824.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption based carbon intensity in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3002 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1722, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 91st of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Consumption based carbon intensity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2123 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2162 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.221 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2068 | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2345 | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2216 | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2077 | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2291 | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2216 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2209 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2298 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.225 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3002 | +33.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2601 | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2514 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2461 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2518 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2617 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2641 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2162 | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2176 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2297 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2179 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2175 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2101 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2015 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2044 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2018 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.202 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1923 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1722 | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1819 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1824 | +0.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.1824 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2507, 73% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.1824 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2118, 86% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumption based carbon intensity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +33.4% | 0.225 | 0.3002 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2192 | 0.2068 | 0.2345 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2506 | 0.2162 | 0.3002 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2095 | 0.1923 | 0.2297 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1788 | 0.1722 | 0.1824 | 3 |
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 consumption based carbon intensity in Costa Rica?
- Consumption based carbon intensity in Costa Rica was 0.1824 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3002 in 2002.
- What is the lowest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1722 in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for consumption based carbon intensity?
- Costa Rica ranks 91st out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption based carbon intensity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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