Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 285.80 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Costa Rica, 1870–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 285.80 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 155 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 285.80 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3 tonnes, in 1870.
Costa Rica ranks 120th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 327.9 tonnes | 3 tonnes | 1,747 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 6,741 tonnes | 2,298 tonnes | 16,397 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 148,758 tonnes | 32,642 tonnes | 274,556 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 483,971 tonnes | 304,900 tonnes | 737,677 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.23 million tonnes | 835,806 tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.53 million tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.60 million tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.63 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.70 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | 5.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.19 million tonnes | 6.08 million tonnes | 13.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.39 million tonnes | 14.54 million tonnes | 34.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.80 million tonnes | 36.64 million tonnes | 58.38 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.38 million tonnes | 61.29 million tonnes | 102.37 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 137.29 million tonnes | 107.73 million tonnes | 170.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 211.38 million tonnes | 177.57 million tonnes | 246.14 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 268.97 million tonnes | 252.90 million tonnes | 285.80 million tonnes | 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)
- 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)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Costa Rica?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions in Costa Rica was 285.80 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 285.80 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 tonnes in 1870.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.