IPPU — Emissions in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: IPPU — Emissions was 482 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
482 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
122nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
900 kt
in 2007
All-time low
2.66 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

IPPU — Emissions in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

02004006008001.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, ippu — emissions in Costa Rica stood at 482 kt.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ippu — emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 900 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.66 kt, in 1961.

That places Costa Rica 122nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

IPPU — Emissions in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for IPPU — Emissions (CO2) in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 2.66 kt
1962 3.06 kt +15.0%
1963 3.45 kt +12.7%
1964 18.4 kt +433.3%
1965 62.9 kt +241.8%
1966 64 kt +1.7%
1967 59.7 kt -6.7%
1968 71.8 kt +20.3%
1969 87.1 kt +21.3%
1970 97.7 kt +12.2%
1971 112 kt +14.6%
1972 138 kt +23.2%
1973 142 kt +2.9%
1974 153 kt +7.7%
1975 171 kt +11.8%
1976 184 kt +7.6%
1977 204 kt +10.9%
1978 245 kt +20.1%
1979 261 kt +6.5%
1980 269 kt +3.1%
1981 225 kt -16.4%
1982 206 kt -8.4%
1983 184 kt -10.7%
1984 223 kt +21.2%
1985 225 kt +0.9%
1986 255 kt +13.3%
1987 266 kt +4.3%
1988 254 kt -4.5%
1989 274 kt +7.9%
1990 276 kt +0.7%
1991 309 kt +12.0%
1992 307 kt -0.6%
1993 373 kt +21.5%
1994 414 kt +11.0%
1995 375 kt -9.4%
1996 377 kt +0.5%
1997 412 kt +9.3%
1998 474 kt +15.0%
1999 486 kt +2.5%
2000 464 kt -4.5%
2001 517 kt +11.4%
2002 529 kt +2.3%
2003 494 kt -6.6%
2004 600 kt +21.5%
2005 792 kt +32.0%
2006 575 kt -27.4%
2007 900 kt +56.5%
2008 829 kt -7.9%
2009 823 kt -0.7%
2010 520 kt -36.8%
2011 561 kt +7.9%
2012 551 kt -1.8%
2013 571 kt +3.6%
2014 583 kt +2.1%
2015 620 kt +6.3%
2016 484 kt -21.9%
2017 521 kt +7.6%
2018 530 kt +1.7%
2019 489 kt -7.7%
2020 413 kt -15.5%
2021 444 kt +7.5%
2022 480 kt +8.1%
2023 482 kt +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 41.45 kt 2.66 kt 87.1 kt 9
1970s 170.77 kt 97.7 kt 261 kt 10
1980s 238.1 kt 184 kt 274 kt 10
1990s 380.3 kt 276 kt 486 kt 10
2000s 652.3 kt 464 kt 900 kt 10
2010s 543 kt 484 kt 620 kt 10
2020s 454.75 kt 413 kt 482 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 119 Cuba 526 kt compare
  2. 120 Benin 491 kt compare
  3. 121 Namibia 483 kt compare
  4. 123 Luxembourg 456 kt compare
  5. 124 Jamaica 404 kt compare
  6. 125 El Salvador 394 kt compare
  7. 125 Paraguay 394 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

More climate change data for Costa Rica

All data for Costa Rica →

Frequently asked questions

What is ippu — emissions in Costa Rica?
Ippu — emissions in Costa Rica was 482 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ippu — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 900 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest ippu — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 2.66 kt in 1961.
How does Costa Rica rank for ippu — emissions?
Costa Rica ranks 122nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is ippu — emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPPU — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

IPPU — Emissions in Costa Rica. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/ippu-emissions-co2-fao-tier-1/costa-rica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/ippu-emissions-co2-fao-tier-1/costa-rica/">IPPU — Emissions in Costa Rica</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf