Share global co2 including land in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share global co2 including land was 0.018 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.018
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
141st
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.2958
in 1946
All-time low
0.015
in 2022
Years of data
155
1870–2024
Share global co2 including land in Costa Rica, 1870–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.018 for share global co2 including land in 2024.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global co2 including land in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2958 in 1946 and was at its lowest, 0.015, in 2022.
That places Costa Rica 141st out of 194 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 global co2 including land in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.1134 | — |
| 1871 | 0.1179 | +4.0% |
| 1872 | 0.1178 | -0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.1139 | -3.3% |
| 1874 | 0.1194 | +4.8% |
| 1875 | 0.1142 | -4.3% |
| 1876 | 0.1129 | -1.1% |
| 1877 | 0.1109 | -1.8% |
| 1878 | 0.1121 | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 0.1082 | -3.5% |
| 1880 | 0.1005 | -7.1% |
| 1881 | 0.1061 | +5.6% |
| 1882 | 0.1013 | -4.5% |
| 1883 | 0.0968 | -4.5% |
| 1884 | 0.0907 | -6.3% |
| 1885 | 0.0939 | +3.5% |
| 1886 | 0.0999 | +6.4% |
| 1887 | 0.0943 | -5.6% |
| 1888 | 0.0914 | -3.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0856 | -6.3% |
| 1890 | 0.0963 | +12.5% |
| 1891 | 0.1104 | +14.6% |
| 1892 | 0.1145 | +3.7% |
| 1893 | 0.1123 | -2.0% |
| 1894 | 0.1148 | +2.2% |
| 1895 | 0.1196 | +4.3% |
| 1896 | 0.1142 | -4.6% |
| 1897 | 0.1104 | -3.3% |
| 1898 | 0.116 | +5.0% |
| 1899 | 0.1135 | -2.1% |
| 1900 | 0.1125 | -0.9% |
| 1901 | 0.1097 | -2.5% |
| 1902 | 0.1068 | -2.6% |
| 1903 | 0.0992 | -7.1% |
| 1904 | 0.1167 | +17.6% |
| 1905 | 0.102 | -12.6% |
| 1906 | 0.1087 | +6.5% |
| 1907 | 0.0849 | -21.8% |
| 1908 | 0.0883 | +4.0% |
| 1909 | 0.1066 | +20.7% |
| 1910 | 0.0997 | -6.5% |
| 1911 | 0.1213 | +21.6% |
| 1912 | 0.0914 | -24.6% |
| 1913 | 0.099 | +8.2% |
| 1914 | 0.124 | +25.3% |
| 1915 | 0.1114 | -10.1% |
| 1916 | 0.1025 | -8.0% |
| 1917 | 0.1036 | +1.1% |
| 1918 | 0.1205 | +16.3% |
| 1919 | 0.1138 | -5.6% |
| 1920 | 0.1073 | -5.7% |
| 1921 | 0.0848 | -21.0% |
| 1922 | 0.0827 | -2.4% |
| 1923 | 0.0686 | -17.1% |
| 1924 | 0.0738 | +7.6% |
| 1925 | 0.0791 | +7.2% |
| 1926 | 0.0675 | -14.7% |
| 1927 | 0.0753 | +11.6% |
| 1928 | 0.0746 | -1.0% |
| 1929 | 0.0714 | -4.2% |
| 1930 | 0.1065 | +49.2% |
| 1931 | 0.1473 | +38.2% |
| 1932 | 0.2009 | +36.4% |
| 1933 | 0.1716 | -14.6% |
| 1934 | 0.1785 | +4.0% |
| 1935 | 0.2156 | +20.8% |
| 1936 | 0.2023 | -6.2% |
| 1937 | 0.1743 | -13.8% |
| 1938 | 0.2221 | +27.4% |
| 1939 | 0.1895 | -14.7% |
| 1940 | 0.2358 | +24.4% |
| 1941 | 0.2789 | +18.3% |
| 1942 | 0.2726 | -2.3% |
| 1943 | 0.2877 | +5.5% |
| 1944 | 0.27 | -6.1% |
| 1945 | 0.2677 | -0.9% |
| 1946 | 0.2958 | +10.5% |
| 1947 | 0.2606 | -11.9% |
| 1948 | 0.2368 | -9.2% |
| 1949 | 0.2612 | +10.3% |
| 1950 | 0.2266 | -13.2% |
| 1951 | 0.1906 | -15.9% |
| 1952 | 0.1909 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.2111 | +10.6% |
| 1954 | 0.2127 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.2133 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.2101 | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 0.2193 | +4.4% |
| 1958 | 0.2196 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 0.2549 | +16.1% |
| 1960 | 0.1509 | -40.8% |
| 1961 | 0.1425 | -5.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1153 | -19.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1667 | +44.5% |
| 1964 | 0.185 | +11.0% |
| 1965 | 0.211 | +14.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1147 | -45.6% |
| 1967 | 0.189 | +64.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1914 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1801 | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1352 | -25.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0915 | -32.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2611 | +185.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1122 | -57.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1771 | +57.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2021 | +14.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2138 | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2008 | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2158 | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2263 | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2149 | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2282 | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1232 | -46.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1901 | +54.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0909 | -52.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0685 | -24.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0556 | -18.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0463 | -16.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0289 | -37.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0174 | -39.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0278 | +59.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0191 | -31.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0179 | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0253 | +41.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0446 | +76.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0284 | -36.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0259 | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0183 | -29.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0204 | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0181 | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0258 | +42.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0289 | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0361 | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0301 | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0167 | -44.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0213 | +27.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0228 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0279 | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0373 | +33.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0366 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0305 | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0232 | -23.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0246 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0271 | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0235 | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0289 | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0255 | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0259 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0214 | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0205 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0189 | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0161 | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.015 | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0175 | +16.5% |
| 2024 | 0.018 | +3.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.018 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.085, 21% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.018 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.034, 53% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global co2 including land 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +185.4% | 0.0915 | 0.2611 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1141 | 0.1082 | 0.1194 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.096 | 0.0856 | 0.1061 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1122 | 0.0963 | 0.1196 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1035 | 0.0849 | 0.1167 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1087 | 0.0914 | 0.124 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0785 | 0.0675 | 0.1073 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1809 | 0.1065 | 0.2221 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2667 | 0.2358 | 0.2958 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2149 | 0.1906 | 0.2549 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1647 | 0.1147 | 0.211 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1836 | 0.0915 | 0.2611 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1064 | 0.0174 | 0.2282 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0246 | 0.0179 | 0.0446 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0284 | 0.0167 | 0.0373 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0251 | 0.0205 | 0.0305 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0171 | 0.015 | 0.0189 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 global co2 including land in Costa Rica?
- Share global co2 including land in Costa Rica was 0.018 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global co2 including land recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2958 in 1946.
- What is the lowest share global co2 including land recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.015 in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share global co2 including land?
- Costa Rica ranks 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global co2 including land rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global co2 including land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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