Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 2.64 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Costa Rica, 1870–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Costa Rica stood at 2.64 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 116 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Costa Rica peaked at 2.64 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3 tonnes, in 1870.
That places Costa Rica 126th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1.64 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.64 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.11 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 2.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.38 million tonnes | 2.32 million tonnes | 2.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 million tonnes | 2.41 million tonnes | 2.64 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)
- 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Costa Rica?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Costa Rica was 2.64 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 from coal recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.64 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 tonnes in 1870.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Costa Rica ranks 126th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.