Costa Rica CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
8 376 338
tons
Year-over-Year
+3,44%
increase
Global Share
0,02%
Per Capita
1,61
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Costa Rica were 8 376 338 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 3,44% over the previous year, representing an increase by 278 525 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 8 097 814 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Costa Rica are equivalent to 1,61 tons per person, an increase by 0,04 over the figure of 1,57 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 2,7% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Costa Rica
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 376 338 | 3,44% | 1,61 | 0,021% |
| 2023 | 8 097 814 | −1,22% | 1,57 | 0,021% |
| 2022 | 8 197 724 | 1,8% | 1,6 | 0,021% |
| 2021 | 8 053 115 | 12,23% | 1,58 | 0,021% |
| 2020 | 7 175 427 | −12,42% | 1,42 | 0,020% |
| 2019 | 8 193 011 | −2,93% | 1,64 | 0,022% |
| 2018 | 8 440 507 | 0,53% | 1,7 | 0,022% |
| 2017 | 8 395 957 | 1,99% | 1,71 | 0,023% |
| 2016 | 8 232 493 | 6,12% | 1,69 | 0,023% |
| 2015 | 7 757 787 | −3,58% | 1,61 | 0,021% |
| 2014 | 8 046 235 | 1,4% | 1,69 | 0,022% |
| 2013 | 7 935 316 | 3,87% | 1,69 | 0,022% |
| 2012 | 7 639 442 | −0,77% | 1,64 | 0,022% |
| 2011 | 7 698 397 | 6,39% | 1,67 | 0,022% |
| 2010 | 7 236 170 | −1,13% | 1,59 | 0,021% |
| 2009 | 7 318 807 | −4,08% | 1,63 | 0,023% |
| 2008 | 7 630 273 | −1,08% | 1,72 | 0,024% |
| 2007 | 7 713 720 | 11,71% | 1,77 | 0,024% |
| 2006 | 6 905 357 | 8,64% | 1,6 | 0,022% |
| 2005 | 6 356 113 | 2,85% | 1,5 | 0,021% |
| 2004 | 6 180 199 | 1,83% | 1,48 | 0,021% |
| 2003 | 6 068 842 | 7,48% | 1,47 | 0,022% |
| 2002 | 5 646 303 | 2,06% | 1,39 | 0,021% |
| 2001 | 5 532 176 | 7,81% | 1,38 | 0,021% |
| 2000 | 5 131 410 | −0,73% | 1,31 | 0,020% |
| 1999 | 5 169 174 | −0,2% | 1,34 | 0,021% |
| 1998 | 5 179 622 | 10,66% | 1,37 | 0,021% |
| 1997 | 4 680 799 | −1,36% | 1,27 | 0,019% |
| 1996 | 4 745 098 | −4,48% | 1,32 | 0,020% |
| 1995 | 4 967 609 | −0,74% | 1,41 | 0,021% |
| 1994 | 5 004 464 | 17,33% | 1,46 | 0,022% |
| 1993 | 4 265 121 | 0,51% | 1,28 | 0,019% |
| 1992 | 4 243 313 | 34,54% | 1,3 | 0,019% |
| 1991 | 3 153 850 | 8,14% | 0,99 | 0,014% |
| 1990 | 2 916 439 | 1,13% | 0,94 | 0,013% |
| 1989 | 2 883 946 | 12,95% | 0,96 | 0,013% |
| 1988 | 2 553 239 | 5,87% | 0,87 | 0,012% |
| 1987 | 2 411 727 | 5,43% | 0,84 | 0,011% |
| 1986 | 2 287 474 | 4,36% | 0,82 | 0,011% |
| 1985 | 2 191 916 | 5,42% | 0,8 | 0,011% |
| 1984 | 2 079 191 | 3,82% | 0,78 | 0,010% |
| 1983 | 2 002 732 | 1,51% | 0,77 | 0,010% |
| 1982 | 1 972 864 | −14,5% | 0,78 | 0,010% |
| 1981 | 2 307 419 | −7,4% | 0,94 | 0,012% |
| 1980 | 2 491 713 | −9,6% | 1,04 | 0,013% |
| 1979 | 2 756 190 | −0,26% | 1,18 | 0,014% |
| 1978 | 2 763 320 | 8,05% | 1,22 | 0,014% |
| 1977 | 2 557 431 | 26,01% | 1,16 | 0,014% |
| 1976 | 2 029 587 | 2,91% | 0,94 | 0,011% |
| 1975 | 1 972 154 | 9,62% | 0,94 | 0,011% |
| 1974 | 1 799 077 | −1,84% | 0,88 | 0,010% |
| 1973 | 1 832 887 | 12,98% | 0,92 | 0,010% |
| 1972 | 1 622 345 | 12,08% | 0,83 | 0,0098% |
| 1971 | 1 447 481 | 0,91% | 0,76 | 0,0092% |
| 1970 | 1 434 371 | – | 0,78 | 0,0091% |
See also
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).