Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector was 72.47 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 72.47 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions by sector in 2023.
The figure is down 14.4% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Costa Rica peaked at 84.62 kilograms per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.23 kilograms per person, in 1991.
Costa Rica ranks 123rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.21 kilograms per person | 31.23 kilograms per person | 62.14 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.7 kilograms per person | 45.91 kilograms per person | 59.52 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.48 kilograms per person | 49.31 kilograms per person | 72.01 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.91 kilograms per person | 71.51 kilograms per person | 84.62 kilograms per person | 4 |
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More climate change data for Costa Rica
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (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 per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.71 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 285.80 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.71 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.71 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Costa Rica?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Costa Rica was 72.47 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 84.62 kilograms per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.23 kilograms per person in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for per capita co₂ emissions by sector?
- Costa Rica ranks 123rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by sector rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.