How does Costa Rica rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?

Costa Rica ranks 107th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Costa Rica

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Costa Rica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Costa Rica: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 9.2%

World rank

107th

of 191 countries

All-time high

2.58 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1962

All-time low

0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 2.58 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Costa Rica ranks 107th of 191 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.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	2.35 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	2.49 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
1962	2.58 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1963	2.47 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1964	2.39 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1965	2.25 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1966	2.1 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1967	1.99 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1968	1.85 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
1969	1.72 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1970	1.52 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
1971	1.41 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1972	1.27 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1973	1.05 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
1974	0.9851 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1975	0.861 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
1976	0.721 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.3%
1977	0.5825 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-19.2%
1978	0.5236 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1979	0.4714 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1980	0.405 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
1981	0.7673 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+89.4%
1982	0.7838 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1983	0.6642 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.3%
1984	0.5774 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
1985	0.544 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1986	0.4859 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
1987	0.4766 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1988	0.4699 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1989	0.4139 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
1990	0.3819 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1991	0.303 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.6%
1992	0.2555 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
1993	0.2299 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1994	0.2109 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1995	0.1918 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
1996	0.1908 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1997	0.1771 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
1998	0.1638 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
1999	0.1576 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2000	0.1502 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2001	0.1417 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2002	0.1373 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2003	0.1324 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2004	0.1231 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2005	0.1147 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2006	0.1016 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
2007	0.0862 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.1%
2008	0.0757 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
2009	0.0763 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2010	0.0626 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.9%
2011	0.0554 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
2012	0.0503 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
2013	0.0469 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2014	0.0461 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2015	0.0427 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2016	0.0412 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2017	0.0402 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2018	0.039 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2019	0.0378 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2020	0.0391 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
2021	0.0376 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2022	0.0348 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2023	0.0283 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.6%
2024	0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.2%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

Costa Rica's 0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0173 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Costa Rica's 0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0286 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 90% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP 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
1981	+89.4%	0.405 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.7673 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.22 tonnes per US$ of GDP	1.72 tonnes per US$ of GDP	2.58 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.9387 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.4714 tonnes per US$ of GDP	1.52 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.5588 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.405 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.7838 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2262 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1576 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.3819 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1139 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0757 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1502 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0462 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0378 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0626 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0331 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0391 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

104 Montenegro 0.0266 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
105 Kenya 0.0265 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
106 Hungary 0.0258 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
108 Guyana 0.0253 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
109 El Salvador 0.0247 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
110 Algeria 0.0243 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Costa Rica?: Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Costa Rica was 0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 2.58 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1962.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Costa Rica rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 107th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.