Consumption-based carbon intensity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.1824 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Costa Rica, 1990–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption-based carbon intensity in Costa Rica stood at 0.1824 kilograms per international-$.
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 kilograms per international-$ in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1722 kilograms per international-$, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 91st of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2192 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2068 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2345 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2506 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2162 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3002 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2095 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1923 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2297 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1788 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1722 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1824 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 88 Ghana 0.1853 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 89 Egypt 0.1833 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 90 Qatar 0.1832 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 92 Kenya 0.1814 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 93 Sri Lanka 0.18 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 94 Netherlands 0.1789 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Costa Rica?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Costa Rica was 0.1824 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3002 kilograms per international-$ in 2002.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1722 kilograms per international-$ 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).