emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0355 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Costa Rica, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0355 tonnes per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0619 tonnes per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0321 tonnes per person, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 116th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0619 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0563 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1962 | 0.052 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0477 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0436 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0406 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0416 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0394 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0401 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0399 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0402 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0407 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.042 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0431 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0416 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0418 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0422 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0429 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0441 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0427 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0401 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0376 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0357 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0356 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0378 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0372 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0375 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0387 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0393 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0401 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0393 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0405 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0518 tonnes per person | +27.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0501 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0485 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0478 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0471 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0397 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0386 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0387 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0383 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0384 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0386 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0414 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0507 tonnes per person | +22.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0516 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0497 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0508 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0492 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0475 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0468 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0454 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0443 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0447 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0429 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0424 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0393 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.038 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0366 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0362 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0321 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0346 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0355 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0355 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0387 tonnes per person, 92% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0355 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0396 tonnes per person, 90% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +27.9% | 0.0405 tonnes per person | 0.0518 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0463 tonnes per person | 0.0394 tonnes per person | 0.0619 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0421 tonnes per person | 0.0402 tonnes per person | 0.0441 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.038 tonnes per person | 0.0356 tonnes per person | 0.0401 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0442 tonnes per person | 0.0386 tonnes per person | 0.0518 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0456 tonnes per person | 0.0383 tonnes per person | 0.0516 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0417 tonnes per person | 0.0362 tonnes per person | 0.0468 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0341 tonnes per person | 0.0321 tonnes per person | 0.0355 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0355 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0619 tonnes per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0321 tonnes per person in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.