Per capita co2 fuel in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Per capita co2 fuel was 1.61 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.61
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
106th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.61
in 2024
All-time low
0.3009
in 1959
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Per capita co2 fuel in Costa Rica, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co2 fuel in Costa Rica stood at 1.61. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 fuel in Costa Rica peaked at 1.61 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3009, in 1959.
That places Costa Rica 106th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3619 | 0.3009 | 0.4228 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4653 | 0.3563 | 0.5959 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9189 | 0.6296 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8069 | 0.662 | 0.915 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 | 0.8474 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 | 1.26 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 | 1.41 | 1.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 | 1.27 | 1.61 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More climate change data for Costa Rica
- Share co2 vs population 0.0371 (2100)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 5.15 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population 4.11 million (2025)
- Urban population 79.7% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 1.71 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 285.80 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 1.71 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 1.71 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co2 fuel in Costa Rica?
- Per capita co2 fuel in Costa Rica was 1.61 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 fuel recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 fuel recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3009 in 1959.
- How does Costa Rica rank for per capita co2 fuel?
- Costa Rica ranks 106th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 fuel rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 co2 fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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