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).