Costa Rica Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
17.076.872
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2,09%
increase
Global Share
0,03%
Per Capita
3,28
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Costa Rica were 17.076.872 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 2,09% over the previous year, representing an increase by 350.154 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 16.726.718 tons.
- Per capita: 3,28 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Costa Rica accounts for 0,03% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.076.872 | 8.376.338 | 6.384.396 | 1.749.688 | 566.449 | 3,28 | 2,09% | 0,032% |
| 2023 | 16.726.718 | 8.097.814 | 6.358.911 | 1.740.140 | 529.854 | 3,24 | 6,64% | 0,032% |
| 2022 | 15.685.039 | 8.197.724 | 5.444.542 | 1.549.656 | 493.117 | 3,06 | 1,67% | 0,030% |
| 2021 | 15.427.772 | 8.053.115 | 5.350.664 | 1.567.330 | 456.664 | 3,03 | 7,53% | 0,030% |
| 2020 | 14.347.654 | 7.175.427 | 5.128.291 | 1.624.706 | 419.230 | 2,84 | −9,5% | 0,029% |
| 2019 | 15.852.932 | 8.193.011 | 5.489.645 | 1.787.369 | 382.907 | 3,17 | −0,91% | 0,031% |
| 2018 | 15.998.293 | 8.440.507 | 5.393.197 | 1.817.287 | 347.303 | 3,23 | 3,09% | 0,032% |
| 2017 | 15.518.939 | 8.395.957 | 5.189.233 | 1.626.821 | 306.928 | 3,16 | 2,29% | 0,031% |
| 2016 | 15.171.875 | 8.232.493 | 5.086.738 | 1.578.706 | 273.939 | 3,12 | 4,7% | 0,031% |
| 2015 | 14.490.792 | 7.757.787 | 4.930.656 | 1.561.857 | 240.492 | 3,01 | −1,37% | 0,030% |
| 2014 | 14.692.410 | 8.046.235 | 4.865.974 | 1.562.281 | 217.920 | 3,09 | 1,52% | 0,030% |
| 2013 | 14.472.524 | 7.935.316 | 4.965.451 | 1.371.577 | 200.180 | 3,08 | 2,44% | 0,030% |
| 2012 | 14.128.325 | 7.639.442 | 4.863.955 | 1.430.077 | 194.850 | 3,04 | −2,75% | 0,030% |
| 2011 | 14.527.614 | 7.698.397 | 5.056.212 | 1.581.859 | 191.146 | 3,16 | 2,98% | 0,031% |
| 2010 | 14.106.786 | 7.236.170 | 5.253.648 | 1.427.111 | 189.857 | 3,1 | 1,14% | 0,031% |
| 2009 | 13.948.232 | 7.318.807 | 5.040.689 | 1.397.773 | 190.962 | 3,11 | −1,24% | 0,032% |
| 2008 | 14.123.073 | 7.630.273 | 4.949.596 | 1.358.370 | 184.834 | 3,19 | 1,3% | 0,032% |
| 2007 | 13.941.919 | 7.713.720 | 4.697.695 | 1.351.952 | 178.551 | 3,19 | 8,65% | 0,032% |
| 2006 | 12.831.731 | 6.905.357 | 4.456.994 | 1.291.268 | 178.112 | 2,98 | 4,64% | 0,030% |
| 2005 | 12.262.375 | 6.356.113 | 4.468.431 | 1.262.167 | 175.664 | 2,89 | 3,43% | 0,030% |
| 2004 | 11.856.266 | 6.180.199 | 4.270.612 | 1.257.083 | 148.373 | 2,83 | 2,35% | 0,030% |
| 2003 | 11.584.122 | 6.068.842 | 4.255.098 | 1.134.210 | 125.972 | 2,81 | 3,88% | 0,030% |
| 2002 | 11.151.766 | 5.646.303 | 4.260.343 | 1.141.143 | 103.976 | 2,74 | 0,13% | 0,031% |
| 2001 | 11.137.422 | 5.532.176 | 4.337.246 | 1.182.628 | 85.372 | 2,79 | 1,36% | 0,031% |
| 2000 | 10.988.074 | 5.131.410 | 4.431.079 | 1.360.220 | 65.366 | 2,8 | −2,35% | 0,031% |
| 1999 | 11.252.743 | 5.169.174 | 4.467.697 | 1.576.512 | 39.359 | 2,92 | −2,09% | 0,032% |
| 1998 | 11.493.030 | 5.179.622 | 4.522.583 | 1.762.395 | 28.429 | 3,05 | 5,14% | 0,033% |
| 1997 | 10.931.365 | 4.680.799 | 4.460.373 | 1.768.622 | 21.571 | 2,97 | 0,16% | 0,032% |
| 1996 | 10.913.964 | 4.745.098 | 4.527.857 | 1.624.406 | 16.603 | 3,03 | −0,4% | 0,032% |
| 1995 | 10.958.065 | 4.967.609 | 4.496.973 | 1.481.612 | 11.871 | 3,12 | −4,71% | 0,033% |
| 1994 | 11.499.463 | 5.004.464 | 4.895.960 | 1.590.980 | 8.059 | 3,36 | 3,79% | 0,035% |
| 1993 | 11.079.819 | 4.265.121 | 5.216.570 | 1.593.344 | 4.784 | 3,32 | 0,06% | 0,034% |
| 1992 | 11.073.720 | 4.243.313 | 5.240.214 | 1.586.919 | 3.274 | 3,4 | 12,08% | 0,034% |
| 1991 | 9.880.354 | 3.153.850 | 5.226.054 | 1.498.282 | 2.169 | 3,11 | 2,98% | 0,031% |
| 1990 | 9.594.853 | 2.916.439 | 5.237.818 | 1.439.422 | 1.174 | 3,1 | 2,38% | 0,030% |
| 1989 | 9.371.579 | 2.883.946 | 5.056.776 | 1.430.269 | 588 | 3,1 | 3,29% | 0,029% |
| 1988 | 9.072.924 | 2.553.239 | 5.138.910 | 1.380.327 | 448 | 3,08 | 1,31% | 0,029% |
| 1987 | 8.955.623 | 2.411.727 | 5.202.072 | 1.341.432 | 393 | 3,12 | 0,22% | 0,029% |
| 1986 | 8.936.188 | 2.287.474 | 5.223.351 | 1.424.956 | 407 | 3,19 | 0,84% | 0,030% |
| 1985 | 8.862.056 | 2.191.916 | 5.251.721 | 1.418.341 | 78 | 3,25 | −1,21% | 0,030% |
| 1984 | 8.970.798 | 2.079.191 | 5.423.296 | 1.468.177 | 134 | 3,37 | 2,25% | 0,031% |
| 1983 | 8.773.105 | 2.002.732 | 5.300.852 | 1.469.395 | 126 | 3,39 | 3,97% | 0,031% |
| 1982 | 8.437.815 | 1.972.864 | 5.060.308 | 1.404.535 | 108 | 3,35 | −4,3% | 0,030% |
| 1981 | 8.816.805 | 2.307.419 | 5.121.902 | 1.387.336 | 148 | 3,59 | 1,13% | 0,032% |
| 1980 | 8.718.556 | 2.491.713 | 4.880.048 | 1.346.780 | 14 | 3,65 | −1,76% | 0,031% |
| 1979 | 8.874.618 | 2.756.190 | 4.788.191 | 1.330.237 | 0 | 3,81 | 2,44% | 0,031% |
| 1978 | 8.663.285 | 2.763.320 | 4.587.167 | 1.312.798 | 0 | 3,82 | 5,1% | 0,031% |
| 1977 | 8.242.943 | 2.557.431 | 4.398.134 | 1.287.377 | 0 | 3,73 | 10,26% | 0,030% |
| 1976 | 7.476.022 | 2.029.587 | 4.250.614 | 1.195.822 | 0 | 3,47 | 1,23% | 0,028% |
| 1975 | 7.384.889 | 1.972.154 | 4.216.570 | 1.196.164 | 0 | 3,52 | 5,35% | 0,029% |
| 1974 | 7.009.990 | 1.799.077 | 4.022.992 | 1.187.921 | 0 | 3,43 | −0,01% | 0,028% |
| 1973 | 7.010.656 | 1.832.887 | 3.983.600 | 1.194.169 | 0 | 3,51 | 8,36% | 0,028% |
| 1972 | 6.469.533 | 1.622.345 | 3.692.659 | 1.154.528 | 0 | 3,32 | 5,89% | 0,027% |
| 1971 | 6.109.638 | 1.447.481 | 3.544.459 | 1.117.697 | 0 | 3,22 | 2,4% | 0,026% |
| 1970 | 5.966.437 | 1.434.371 | 3.441.635 | 1.090.431 | 0 | 3,23 | – | 0,026% |
See also
- Costa Rica CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Costa Rica
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).