Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita was 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
81st
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.6322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1981
All-time low
0.3111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2009
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Costa Rica, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.3111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2009.
Costa Rica ranks 81st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 0.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 0.592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 88% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 78 Guinea-Bissau 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 79 Slovenia 0.3532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 80 Iran 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 82 China 0.3375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 83 Senegal 0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 0.3288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas Jones et al. (2025) – 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
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.