Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
135th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1972
All-time low
0.0%
in 2022
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Costa Rica, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Costa Rica stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
That places Costa Rica 135th out of 199 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 global greenhouse gas emissions in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1% | — |
| 1851 | 0.1% | -8.6% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | -4.5% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | +5.5% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +27.5% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | +9.3% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | +8.1% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | +9.4% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | +7.6% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1899 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | +11.8% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | -7.9% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | -16.2% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | +13.1% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | +16.3% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | -18.1% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | +11.3% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | +9.3% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | -13.4% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | -13.7% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +7.3% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | -9.9% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +31.0% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +24.8% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | +35.2% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | -14.1% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | +19.5% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | -6.0% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | -13.0% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +27.3% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | -10.5% |
| 1940 | 0.2% | +19.1% |
| 1941 | 0.2% | +16.7% |
| 1942 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1943 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 1944 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 1945 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 1946 | 0.2% | +10.7% |
| 1947 | 0.2% | -10.2% |
| 1948 | 0.2% | -6.0% |
| 1949 | 0.2% | +8.1% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | -8.8% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | -12.3% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | +8.9% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | +14.8% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | -37.3% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -12.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +42.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +12.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -38.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +46.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -21.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -26.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | +136.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -48.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +38.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -42.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +44.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -45.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -19.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -12.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -21.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -13.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +34.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -21.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -17.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -25.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 32% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 83% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 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 | +136.5% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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
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 global greenhouse gas emissions in Costa Rica?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Costa Rica was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1972.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 135th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.