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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 2.26 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.26 billion tonnes
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
64th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2.26 billion tonnes
in 2020
All-time low
2.42 million tonnes
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Costa Rica, 1850–2024

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Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 2.26 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Costa Rica peaked at 2.26 billion tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.42 million tonnes, in 1850.

That places Costa Rica 64th out of 197 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.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Costa Rica, year by year

Year tonnes Change
1850 2.42 million tonnes —
1851 4.64 million tonnes +91.2%
1852 6.95 million tonnes +49.8%
1853 9.09 million tonnes +30.8%
1854 11.17 million tonnes +22.9%
1855 13.35 million tonnes +19.5%
1856 15.41 million tonnes +15.5%
1857 17.43 million tonnes +13.1%
1858 19.76 million tonnes +13.3%
1859 21.96 million tonnes +11.2%
1860 24.80 million tonnes +12.9%
1861 27.88 million tonnes +12.4%
1862 30.92 million tonnes +10.9%
1863 34.40 million tonnes +11.3%
1864 37.81 million tonnes +9.9%
1865 41.28 million tonnes +9.2%
1866 44.61 million tonnes +8.1%
1867 48.18 million tonnes +8.0%
1868 51.96 million tonnes +7.8%
1869 55.80 million tonnes +7.4%
1870 59.70 million tonnes +7.0%
1871 63.91 million tonnes +7.0%
1872 68.37 million tonnes +7.0%
1873 72.79 million tonnes +6.5%
1874 77.49 million tonnes +6.5%
1875 82.08 million tonnes +5.9%
1876 86.68 million tonnes +5.6%
1877 91.32 million tonnes +5.4%
1878 96.08 million tonnes +5.2%
1879 100.78 million tonnes +4.9%
1880 105.28 million tonnes +4.5%
1881 110.05 million tonnes +4.5%
1882 114.73 million tonnes +4.3%
1883 119.32 million tonnes +4.0%
1884 123.63 million tonnes +3.6%
1885 128.11 million tonnes +3.6%
1886 132.89 million tonnes +3.7%
1887 137.50 million tonnes +3.5%
1888 142.07 million tonnes +3.3%
1889 146.38 million tonnes +3.0%
1890 151.59 million tonnes +3.6%
1891 157.73 million tonnes +4.1%
1892 164.07 million tonnes +4.0%
1893 170.31 million tonnes +3.8%
1894 176.84 million tonnes +3.8%
1895 183.74 million tonnes +3.9%
1896 190.39 million tonnes +3.6%
1897 196.98 million tonnes +3.5%
1898 204.02 million tonnes +3.6%
1899 211.13 million tonnes +3.5%
1900 218.33 million tonnes +3.4%
1901 225.55 million tonnes +3.3%
1902 232.69 million tonnes +3.2%
1903 239.52 million tonnes +2.9%
1904 247.73 million tonnes +3.4%
1905 255.09 million tonnes +3.0%
1906 263.08 million tonnes +3.1%
1907 269.62 million tonnes +2.5%
1908 276.34 million tonnes +2.5%
1909 284.72 million tonnes +3.0%
1910 292.44 million tonnes +2.7%
1911 301.87 million tonnes +3.2%
1912 309.00 million tonnes +2.4%
1913 316.94 million tonnes +2.6%
1914 326.54 million tonnes +3.0%
1915 335.05 million tonnes +2.6%
1916 343.13 million tonnes +2.4%
1917 351.41 million tonnes +2.4%
1918 360.95 million tonnes +2.7%
1919 369.37 million tonnes +2.3%
1920 378.26 million tonnes +2.4%
1921 385.12 million tonnes +1.8%
1922 392.00 million tonnes +1.8%
1923 398.08 million tonnes +1.6%
1924 404.58 million tonnes +1.6%
1925 411.69 million tonnes +1.8%
1926 417.72 million tonnes +1.5%
1927 424.71 million tonnes +1.7%
1928 431.65 million tonnes +1.6%
1929 438.53 million tonnes +1.6%
1930 448.53 million tonnes +2.3%
1931 461.87 million tonnes +3.0%
1932 479.46 million tonnes +3.8%
1933 494.70 million tonnes +3.2%
1934 511.18 million tonnes +3.3%
1935 531.33 million tonnes +3.9%
1936 551.26 million tonnes +3.8%
1937 568.90 million tonnes +3.2%
1938 590.87 million tonnes +3.9%
1939 610.02 million tonnes +3.2%
1940 635.08 million tonnes +4.1%
1941 665.45 million tonnes +4.8%
1942 695.13 million tonnes +4.5%
1943 726.68 million tonnes +4.5%
1944 756.35 million tonnes +4.1%
1945 783.52 million tonnes +3.6%
1946 814.38 million tonnes +3.9%
1947 842.91 million tonnes +3.5%
1948 869.35 million tonnes +3.1%
1949 897.78 million tonnes +3.3%
1950 926.02 million tonnes +3.1%
1951 951.59 million tonnes +2.8%
1952 977.39 million tonnes +2.7%
1953 1.01 billion tonnes +3.0%
1954 1.04 billion tonnes +3.0%
1955 1.07 billion tonnes +3.1%
1956 1.10 billion tonnes +3.1%
1957 1.14 billion tonnes +3.2%
1958 1.17 billion tonnes +3.2%
1959 1.22 billion tonnes +3.8%
1960 1.24 billion tonnes +2.1%
1961 1.27 billion tonnes +1.9%
1962 1.29 billion tonnes +1.5%
1963 1.31 billion tonnes +2.2%
1964 1.35 billion tonnes +2.4%
1965 1.38 billion tonnes +2.7%
1966 1.40 billion tonnes +1.4%
1967 1.44 billion tonnes +2.4%
1968 1.47 billion tonnes +2.5%
1969 1.51 billion tonnes +2.5%
1970 1.54 billion tonnes +1.9%
1971 1.55 billion tonnes +1.2%
1972 1.61 billion tonnes +3.7%
1973 1.64 billion tonnes +1.5%
1974 1.68 billion tonnes +2.4%
1975 1.72 billion tonnes +2.7%
1976 1.77 billion tonnes +2.9%
1977 1.82 billion tonnes +2.7%
1978 1.87 billion tonnes +2.9%
1979 1.92 billion tonnes +2.9%
1980 1.98 billion tonnes +2.7%
1981 2.03 billion tonnes +2.7%
1982 2.06 billion tonnes +1.4%
1983 2.10 billion tonnes +2.2%
1984 2.12 billion tonnes +1.0%
1985 2.14 billion tonnes +0.8%
1986 2.15 billion tonnes +0.6%
1987 2.16 billion tonnes +0.5%
1988 2.17 billion tonnes +0.2%
1989 2.17 billion tonnes +0.1%
1990 2.18 billion tonnes +0.2%
1991 2.18 billion tonnes +0.1%
1992 2.18 billion tonnes +0.1%
1993 2.18 billion tonnes +0.2%
1994 2.19 billion tonnes +0.4%
1995 2.19 billion tonnes +0.2%
1996 2.20 billion tonnes +0.2%
1997 2.20 billion tonnes +0.0%
1998 2.20 billion tonnes +0.1%
1999 2.20 billion tonnes +0.0%
2000 2.20 billion tonnes +0.1%
2001 2.21 billion tonnes +0.2%
2002 2.21 billion tonnes +0.2%
2003 2.22 billion tonnes +0.2%
2004 2.21 billion tonnes -0.0%
2005 2.22 billion tonnes +0.0%
2006 2.22 billion tonnes +0.1%
2007 2.22 billion tonnes +0.1%
2008 2.23 billion tonnes +0.3%
2009 2.23 billion tonnes +0.3%
2010 2.24 billion tonnes +0.2%
2011 2.24 billion tonnes +0.1%
2012 2.24 billion tonnes +0.1%
2013 2.25 billion tonnes +0.2%
2014 2.25 billion tonnes +0.1%
2015 2.25 billion tonnes +0.2%
2016 2.25 billion tonnes +0.1%
2017 2.26 billion tonnes +0.1%
2018 2.26 billion tonnes +0.0%
2019 2.26 billion tonnes +0.0%
2020 2.26 billion tonnes +0.0%
2021 2.26 billion tonnes -0.0%
2022 2.26 billion tonnes -0.1%
2023 2.26 billion tonnes -0.0%
2024 2.26 billion tonnes -0.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 2.26 billion tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 323.46 million tonnes, 7.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 2.26 billion tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.63 billion tonnes, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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.

YearChange FromTo
1851 +91.2% 2.42 million tonnes 4.64 million tonnes
1852 +49.8% 4.64 million tonnes 6.95 million tonnes
1853 +30.8% 6.95 million tonnes 9.09 million tonnes

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 12.22 million tonnes 2.42 million tonnes 21.96 million tonnes 10
1860s 39.76 million tonnes 24.80 million tonnes 55.80 million tonnes 10
1870s 79.92 million tonnes 59.70 million tonnes 100.78 million tonnes 10
1880s 126.00 million tonnes 105.28 million tonnes 146.38 million tonnes 10
1890s 180.68 million tonnes 151.59 million tonnes 211.13 million tonnes 10
1900s 251.27 million tonnes 218.33 million tonnes 284.72 million tonnes 10
1910s 330.67 million tonnes 292.44 million tonnes 369.37 million tonnes 10
1920s 408.23 million tonnes 378.26 million tonnes 438.53 million tonnes 10
1930s 524.81 million tonnes 448.53 million tonnes 610.02 million tonnes 10
1940s 768.66 million tonnes 635.08 million tonnes 897.78 million tonnes 10
1950s 1.06 billion tonnes 926.02 million tonnes 1.22 billion tonnes 10
1960s 1.37 billion tonnes 1.24 billion tonnes 1.51 billion tonnes 10
1970s 1.71 billion tonnes 1.54 billion tonnes 1.92 billion tonnes 10
1980s 2.11 billion tonnes 1.98 billion tonnes 2.17 billion tonnes 10
1990s 2.19 billion tonnes 2.18 billion tonnes 2.20 billion tonnes 10
2000s 2.22 billion tonnes 2.20 billion tonnes 2.23 billion tonnes 10
2010s 2.25 billion tonnes 2.24 billion tonnes 2.26 billion tonnes 10
2020s 2.26 billion tonnes 2.26 billion tonnes 2.26 billion tonnes 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Costa Rica?
Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Costa Rica was 2.26 billion 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 land-use change recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 2.26 billion tonnes in 2020.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 2.42 million tonnes in 1850.
How does Costa Rica rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Costa Rica ranks 64th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.