emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate was 2.95 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
2.95 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 64.9%
World rank
33rd
of 219 countries
All-time high
31.17 % change on previous year
in 1992
All-time low
-13.75 % change on previous year
in 1997
Years of data
272
1751–2022

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Costa Rica, 1751–2022

-100102030175118862022

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Costa Rica stood at 2.95 % change on previous year.

That represents a change of down 64.9% on the previous year and up 301.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Costa Rica peaked at 31.17 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -13.75 % change on previous year, in 1997.

Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Costa Rica, 1751 to 2022.
Year % change on previous year Change
1751 0.7659 % change on previous year —
1752 0.7595 % change on previous year -0.8%
1753 0.7526 % change on previous year -0.9%
1754 0.7465 % change on previous year -0.8%
1755 0.7398 % change on previous year -0.9%
1756 0.7338 % change on previous year -0.8%
1757 0.7274 % change on previous year -0.9%
1758 0.7213 % change on previous year -0.8%
1759 0.7154 % change on previous year -0.8%
1760 0.7097 % change on previous year -0.8%
1761 0.7605 % change on previous year +7.1%
1762 0.754 % change on previous year -0.9%
1763 0.7473 % change on previous year -0.9%
1764 0.7409 % change on previous year -0.8%
1765 0.7345 % change on previous year -0.9%
1766 0.7283 % change on previous year -0.8%
1767 0.7221 % change on previous year -0.9%
1768 0.7159 % change on previous year -0.9%
1769 0.71 % change on previous year -0.8%
1770 0.704 % change on previous year -0.8%
1771 0.7546 % change on previous year +7.2%
1772 0.7478 % change on previous year -0.9%
1773 0.7415 % change on previous year -0.8%
1774 0.7348 % change on previous year -0.9%
1775 0.7285 % change on previous year -0.9%
1776 0.722 % change on previous year -0.9%
1777 0.7162 % change on previous year -0.8%
1778 0.7099 % change on previous year -0.9%
1779 0.7037 % change on previous year -0.9%
1780 0.6981 % change on previous year -0.8%
1781 0.7479 % change on previous year +7.1%
1782 0.7412 % change on previous year -0.9%
1783 0.7346 % change on previous year -0.9%
1784 0.7284 % change on previous year -0.9%
1785 0.7218 % change on previous year -0.9%
1786 0.7153 % change on previous year -0.9%
1787 0.7093 % change on previous year -0.8%
1788 0.7032 % change on previous year -0.9%
1789 0.6972 % change on previous year -0.9%
1790 0.6911 % change on previous year -0.9%
1791 0.7407 % change on previous year +7.2%
1792 0.7339 % change on previous year -0.9%
1793 0.7273 % change on previous year -0.9%
1794 0.7206 % change on previous year -0.9%
1795 0.7144 % change on previous year -0.9%
1796 0.7081 % change on previous year -0.9%
1797 0.7017 % change on previous year -0.9%
1798 0.6958 % change on previous year -0.8%
1799 0.6896 % change on previous year -0.9%
1800 0.6838 % change on previous year -0.8%
1801 1.09 % change on previous year +58.8%
1802 1.07 % change on previous year -1.3%
1803 1.06 % change on previous year -1.2%
1804 1.05 % change on previous year -1.2%
1805 1.03 % change on previous year -1.2%
1806 1.02 % change on previous year -1.2%
1807 1.01 % change on previous year -1.2%
1808 0.9966 % change on previous year -1.2%
1809 0.9851 % change on previous year -1.2%
1810 0.9735 % change on previous year -1.2%
1811 1.07 % change on previous year +10.0%
1812 1.06 % change on previous year -1.3%
1813 1.04 % change on previous year -1.3%
1814 1.03 % change on previous year -1.2%
1815 1.02 % change on previous year -1.2%
1816 1.01 % change on previous year -1.2%
1817 0.9935 % change on previous year -1.2%
1818 0.9818 % change on previous year -1.2%
1819 0.9702 % change on previous year -1.2%
1820 0.9589 % change on previous year -1.2%
1821 1.7 % change on previous year +77.8%
1822 1.67 % change on previous year -1.9%
1823 1.64 % change on previous year -1.9%
1824 1.61 % change on previous year -1.8%
1825 1.58 % change on previous year -1.8%
1826 1.55 % change on previous year -1.8%
1827 1.53 % change on previous year -1.7%
1828 1.5 % change on previous year -1.7%
1829 1.47 % change on previous year -1.7%
1830 1.45 % change on previous year -1.7%
1831 1.85 % change on previous year +27.5%
1832 1.81 % change on previous year -2.1%
1833 1.77 % change on previous year -2.0%
1834 1.74 % change on previous year -2.0%
1835 1.7 % change on previous year -2.0%
1836 1.67 % change on previous year -1.9%
1837 1.64 % change on previous year -1.9%
1838 1.61 % change on previous year -1.9%
1839 1.58 % change on previous year -1.8%
1840 1.55 % change on previous year -1.8%
1841 1.56 % change on previous year +0.7%
1842 1.53 % change on previous year -1.8%
1843 1.51 % change on previous year -1.8%
1844 1.48 % change on previous year -1.8%
1845 1.45 % change on previous year -1.7%
1846 1.43 % change on previous year -1.7%
1847 1.41 % change on previous year -1.7%
1848 1.38 % change on previous year -1.7%
1849 1.36 % change on previous year -1.6%
1850 1.08 % change on previous year -20.3%
1851 1.4 % change on previous year +28.9%
1852 1.39 % change on previous year -0.3%
1853 1.39 % change on previous year -0.3%
1854 1.38 % change on previous year -0.4%
1855 1.38 % change on previous year -0.2%
1856 1.42 % change on previous year +2.7%
1857 1.41 % change on previous year -0.4%
1858 1.41 % change on previous year -0.3%
1859 1.4 % change on previous year -0.3%
1860 1.4 % change on previous year -0.4%
1861 1.47 % change on previous year +5.2%
1862 1.46 % change on previous year -0.4%
1863 1.46 % change on previous year -0.4%
1864 1.45 % change on previous year -0.4%
1865 2.39 % change on previous year +64.6%
1866 2.46 % change on previous year +3.1%
1867 2.45 % change on previous year -0.5%
1868 2.43 % change on previous year -0.5%
1869 2.42 % change on previous year -0.5%
1870 2.41 % change on previous year -0.5%
1871 2.51 % change on previous year +4.0%
1872 2.49 % change on previous year -0.6%
1873 2.48 % change on previous year -0.6%
1874 2.46 % change on previous year -0.6%
1875 2.45 % change on previous year -0.6%
1876 2.52 % change on previous year +2.8%
1877 2.5 % change on previous year -0.7%
1878 2.48 % change on previous year -0.7%
1879 2.46 % change on previous year -0.6%
1880 2.45 % change on previous year -0.7%
1881 2.57 % change on previous year +5.1%
1882 2.55 % change on previous year -0.8%
1883 2.53 % change on previous year -0.8%
1884 5.1 % change on previous year +101.5%
1885 5.07 % change on previous year -0.5%
1886 2.87 % change on previous year -43.5%
1887 2.79 % change on previous year -2.8%
1888 2.71 % change on previous year -2.7%
1889 4.3 % change on previous year +58.5%
1890 4.52 % change on previous year +5.1%
1891 4.52 % change on previous year +0.1%
1892 4.33 % change on previous year -4.3%
1893 3.1 % change on previous year -28.3%
1894 3.01 % change on previous year -3.0%
1895 2.92 % change on previous year -2.9%
1896 2.71 % change on previous year -7.0%
1897 2.33 % change on previous year -14.1%
1898 2.89 % change on previous year +23.7%
1899 1.63 % change on previous year -43.7%
1900 0.7289 % change on previous year -55.2%
1901 5.16 % change on previous year +608.5%
1902 4.07 % change on previous year -21.2%
1903 1.25 % change on previous year -69.2%
1904 3.82 % change on previous year +204.4%
1905 3.66 % change on previous year -4.2%
1906 1.03 % change on previous year -71.8%
1907 3.4 % change on previous year +229.0%
1908 0.9529 % change on previous year -72.0%
1909 3.22 % change on previous year +238.1%
1910 1.55 % change on previous year -52.0%
1911 0.5269 % change on previous year -66.0%
1912 0.5248 % change on previous year -0.4%
1913 0.5228 % change on previous year -0.4%
1914 3.76 % change on previous year +619.3%
1915 -0.1207 % change on previous year -103.2%
1916 2.6 % change on previous year -2252.7%
1917 0.4908 % change on previous year -81.1%
1918 2.5 % change on previous year +409.4%
1919 2.43 % change on previous year -2.8%
1920 0.4347 % change on previous year -82.1%
1921 2.2 % change on previous year +406.8%
1922 0.2691 % change on previous year -87.8%
1923 2.14 % change on previous year +693.5%
1924 2.08 % change on previous year -2.4%
1925 2.03 % change on previous year -2.4%
1926 1.74 % change on previous year -14.3%
1927 -0.0223 % change on previous year -101.3%
1928 1.71 % change on previous year -7778.0%
1929 1.68 % change on previous year -1.8%
1930 1.65 % change on previous year -1.7%
1931 1.5 % change on previous year -9.1%
1932 1.48 % change on previous year -1.4%
1933 1.46 % change on previous year -1.3%
1934 1.44 % change on previous year -1.3%
1935 1.42 % change on previous year -1.3%
1936 2.13 % change on previous year +50.0%
1937 4.02 % change on previous year +88.3%
1938 2.36 % change on previous year -41.3%
1939 3.67 % change on previous year +55.4%
1940 2.12 % change on previous year -42.2%
1941 1.44 % change on previous year -32.3%
1942 2.74 % change on previous year +90.6%
1943 1.38 % change on previous year -49.5%
1944 2.63 % change on previous year +90.5%
1945 2.57 % change on previous year -2.5%
1946 2.01 % change on previous year -21.8%
1947 3.09 % change on previous year +53.7%
1948 2.94 % change on previous year -4.9%
1949 2.8 % change on previous year -4.7%
1950 19.23 % change on previous year +587.7%
1951 -0.4832 % change on previous year -102.5%
1952 0.4005 % change on previous year -182.9%
1953 -0.773 % change on previous year -293.0%
1954 -2.72 % change on previous year +252.1%
1955 -3.81 % change on previous year +40.1%
1956 0.1425 % change on previous year -103.7%
1957 -4.08 % change on previous year -2961.6%
1958 -4.41 % change on previous year +8.1%
1959 -5.99 % change on previous year +35.8%
1960 -2.38 % change on previous year -60.3%
1961 -5.56 % change on previous year +133.9%
1962 -4.2 % change on previous year -24.5%
1963 -4.95 % change on previous year +17.9%
1964 -5.32 % change on previous year +7.6%
1965 -3.76 % change on previous year -29.3%
1966 5.71 % change on previous year -251.7%
1967 -2.23 % change on previous year -139.1%
1968 4.73 % change on previous year -311.8%
1969 2.45 % change on previous year -48.2%
1970 3.54 % change on previous year +44.5%
1971 4.01 % change on previous year +13.2%
1972 5.74 % change on previous year +43.2%
1973 5.37 % change on previous year -6.3%
1974 -1.05 % change on previous year -119.6%
1975 3.24 % change on previous year -407.8%
1976 3.54 % change on previous year +9.1%
1977 4.42 % change on previous year +24.9%
1978 5.57 % change on previous year +26.1%
1979 -0.624 % change on previous year -111.2%
1980 -3.43 % change on previous year +449.8%
1981 -3.71 % change on previous year +8.1%
1982 -2.47 % change on previous year -33.5%
1983 2.74 % change on previous year -211.2%
1984 8.99 % change on previous year +227.7%
1985 1.18 % change on previous year -86.9%
1986 3.45 % change on previous year +192.6%
1987 5.98 % change on previous year +73.2%
1988 4.41 % change on previous year -26.1%
1989 4.57 % change on previous year +3.5%
1990 0.4053 % change on previous year -91.1%
1991 5.79 % change on previous year +1327.9%
1992 31.17 % change on previous year +438.5%
1993 -0.9234 % change on previous year -103.0%
1994 -0.6437 % change on previous year -30.3%
1995 0.8634 % change on previous year -234.1%
1996 0.901 % change on previous year +4.4%
1997 -13.75 % change on previous year -1626.1%
1998 -0.5632 % change on previous year -95.9%
1999 2.3 % change on previous year -508.1%
2000 0.765 % change on previous year -66.7%
2001 2.26 % change on previous year +195.2%
2002 2.18 % change on previous year -3.6%
2003 8.73 % change on previous year +300.7%
2004 24.32 % change on previous year +178.7%
2005 3.37 % change on previous year -86.1%
2006 -2.29 % change on previous year -167.9%
2007 3.55 % change on previous year -255.2%
2008 -1.81 % change on previous year -150.9%
2009 -2.17 % change on previous year +20.0%
2010 -0.2133 % change on previous year -90.2%
2011 -1.84 % change on previous year +762.8%
2012 -1.46 % change on previous year -20.5%
2013 2.17 % change on previous year -248.4%
2014 -2.97 % change on previous year -236.9%
2015 -0.2351 % change on previous year -92.1%
2016 -6.21 % change on previous year +2540.9%
2017 -2.39 % change on previous year -61.4%
2018 -3.02 % change on previous year +25.9%
2019 -0.1666 % change on previous year -94.5%
2020 -10.69 % change on previous year +6314.0%
2021 8.4 % change on previous year -178.6%
2022 2.95 % change on previous year -64.9%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 2.95 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.2183 % change on previous year. (78 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 2.95 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.37 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate 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
1928 +7778.0% -0.0223 % change on previous year 1.71 % change on previous year
2020 -6314.0% -0.1666 % change on previous year -10.69 % change on previous year
1957 -2961.6% 0.1425 % change on previous year -4.08 % change on previous year
2016 -2540.9% -0.2351 % change on previous year -6.21 % change on previous year
1916 +2252.7% -0.1207 % change on previous year 2.6 % change on previous year
1997 -1626.1% 0.901 % change on previous year -13.75 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 0.7403 % change on previous year 0.7154 % change on previous year 0.7659 % change on previous year 9
1760s 0.7323 % change on previous year 0.7097 % change on previous year 0.7605 % change on previous year 10
1770s 0.7263 % change on previous year 0.7037 % change on previous year 0.7546 % change on previous year 10
1780s 0.7197 % change on previous year 0.6972 % change on previous year 0.7479 % change on previous year 10
1790s 0.7123 % change on previous year 0.6896 % change on previous year 0.7407 % change on previous year 10
1800s 0.9993 % change on previous year 0.6838 % change on previous year 1.09 % change on previous year 10
1810s 1.01 % change on previous year 0.9702 % change on previous year 1.07 % change on previous year 10
1820s 1.52 % change on previous year 0.9589 % change on previous year 1.7 % change on previous year 10
1830s 1.68 % change on previous year 1.45 % change on previous year 1.85 % change on previous year 10
1840s 1.47 % change on previous year 1.36 % change on previous year 1.56 % change on previous year 10
1850s 1.37 % change on previous year 1.08 % change on previous year 1.42 % change on previous year 10
1860s 1.94 % change on previous year 1.4 % change on previous year 2.46 % change on previous year 10
1870s 2.47 % change on previous year 2.41 % change on previous year 2.52 % change on previous year 10
1880s 3.29 % change on previous year 2.45 % change on previous year 5.1 % change on previous year 10
1890s 3.19 % change on previous year 1.63 % change on previous year 4.52 % change on previous year 10
1900s 2.73 % change on previous year 0.7289 % change on previous year 5.16 % change on previous year 10
1910s 1.48 % change on previous year -0.1207 % change on previous year 3.76 % change on previous year 10
1920s 1.43 % change on previous year -0.0223 % change on previous year 2.2 % change on previous year 10
1930s 2.11 % change on previous year 1.42 % change on previous year 4.02 % change on previous year 10
1940s 2.37 % change on previous year 1.38 % change on previous year 3.09 % change on previous year 10
1950s -0.2497 % change on previous year -5.99 % change on previous year 19.23 % change on previous year 10
1960s -1.55 % change on previous year -5.56 % change on previous year 5.71 % change on previous year 10
1970s 3.38 % change on previous year -1.05 % change on previous year 5.74 % change on previous year 10
1980s 2.17 % change on previous year -3.71 % change on previous year 8.99 % change on previous year 10
1990s 2.55 % change on previous year -13.75 % change on previous year 31.17 % change on previous year 10
2000s 3.89 % change on previous year -2.29 % change on previous year 24.32 % change on previous year 10
2010s -1.63 % change on previous year -6.21 % change on previous year 2.17 % change on previous year 10
2020s 0.22 % change on previous year -10.69 % change on previous year 8.4 % change on previous year 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 30 Dominica 3.03 % change on previous year compare
  2. 31 Guadeloupe 3.01 % change on previous year compare
  3. 32 Bolivia 2.96 % change on previous year compare
  4. 34 El Salvador 2.8 % change on previous year compare
  5. 35 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.75 % change on previous year compare
  6. 36 Trinidad and Tobago 2.68 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Costa Rica?
Emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Costa Rica was 2.95 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 31.17 % change on previous year in 1992.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was -13.75 % change on previous year in 1997.
How does Costa Rica rank for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate?
Costa Rica ranks 33rd out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 301.6%. 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 emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate
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% change on previous year
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Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
219 places, 59,468 data points, 1751–2022
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The year-on-year percentage change in emissions of air pollutants. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.