Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade was 73.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 73.4% for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in 2023.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Costa Rica peaked at 87.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 1994.
That places Costa Rica 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.2% | 27.7% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 46.1% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 59.5% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 73.4% | 83.0% | 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 share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Costa Rica?
- Share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Costa Rica was 73.4% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 1994.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured as a percentage of emissions of CO₂.