Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Costa Rica, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Costa Rica is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Costa Rica 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +96.8% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +55.5% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +35.5% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +21.2% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +11.8% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +14.7% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +10.2% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 38% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +96.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +55.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1953 | +35.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 103 Georgia 0.0% compare
- 104 North Korea 0.0% compare
- 105 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 107 Ethiopia 0.0% compare
- 108 El Salvador 0.0% compare
- 109 Tanzania 0.0% compare
More climate change data for Costa Rica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 108.28 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 942.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 688.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 623.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 65.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.35 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Costa Rica?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Costa Rica was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Costa Rica ranks 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.