Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 2.88 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Costa Rica is 2.88 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 3.12 tonnes per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.56 tonnes per person, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.79 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.59 tonnes per person | 2.1 tonnes per person | 3.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 tonnes per person | 2.61 tonnes per person | 2.97 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.74 tonnes per person | 2.44 tonnes per person | 2.88 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Costa Rica?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Costa Rica was 2.88 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.12 tonnes per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.