Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Per capita co emissions vs human development index was 2.88 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.88
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
73rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
3.12
in 2008
All-time low
1.56
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Costa Rica, 1990–2023

01231990200620231990: 1.61991: 1.61992: 1.71993: 1.71994: 1.91995: 1.81996: 1.71997: 1.91998: 21999: 22000: 2.12001: 2.12002: 2.82003: 2.52004: 2.52005: 2.52006: 2.72007: 32008: 3.12009: 2.52010: 2.62011: 2.82012: 2.82013: 2.82014: 2.82015: 2.72016: 2.92017: 2.92018: 32019: 2.92020: 2.42021: 2.82022: 2.92023: 2.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, per capita co emissions vs human development index in Costa Rica stood at 2.88.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita co emissions vs human development index in Costa Rica peaked at 3.12 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.56, in 1990.

That places Costa Rica 73rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 1.56 —
1991 1.58 +1.4%
1992 1.71 +8.4%
1993 1.66 -3.0%
1994 1.92 +15.5%
1995 1.84 -4.0%
1996 1.7 -7.6%
1997 1.94 +13.8%
1998 1.96 +1.1%
1999 1.99 +1.4%
2000 2.1 +5.8%
2001 2.1 -0.3%
2002 2.84 +35.5%
2003 2.52 -11.3%
2004 2.5 -0.7%
2005 2.51 +0.2%
2006 2.71 +8.2%
2007 3 +10.7%
2008 3.12 +4.0%
2009 2.5 -20.0%
2010 2.61 +4.6%
2011 2.83 +8.2%
2012 2.78 -1.7%
2013 2.81 +1.2%
2014 2.78 -1.0%
2015 2.74 -1.7%
2016 2.86 +4.6%
2017 2.92 +1.9%
2018 2.97 +1.8%
2019 2.87 -3.3%
2020 2.44 -14.8%
2021 2.77 +13.3%
2022 2.88 +4.2%
2023 2.88 -0.2%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 2.88 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.42, 34% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 2.88 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.8, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita co emissions vs human development index 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
2002 +35.5% 2.1 2.84

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.79 1.56 1.99 10
2000s 2.59 2.1 3.12 10
2010s 2.82 2.61 2.97 10
2020s 2.74 2.44 2.88 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 70 Namibia 3.26 compare
  2. 71 Uruguay 3.18 compare
  3. 72 Jamaica 2.93 compare
  4. 74 Jordan 2.78 compare
  5. 75 Ecuador 2.72 compare
  6. 76 Kyrgyzstan 2.71 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita co emissions vs human development index in Costa Rica?
Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Costa Rica was 2.88 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita co emissions vs human development index recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 3.12 in 2008.
What is the lowest per capita co emissions vs human development index recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 1.56 in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for per capita co emissions vs human development index?
Costa Rica ranks 73rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is per capita co emissions vs human development index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co emissions vs human development index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Per capita co emissions vs human development index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
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