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 3.4% 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 | 0.02% |
| 2023 | 8,097,814 | −1.22% | 1.57 | 0.02% |
| 2022 | 8,197,724 | 1.8% | 1.6 | 0.02% |
| 2021 | 8,053,115 | 12.23% | 1.58 | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 7,175,427 | −12.42% | 1.42 | 0.02% |
| 2019 | 8,193,011 | −2.93% | 1.64 | 0.02% |
| 2018 | 8,440,507 | 0.53% | 1.7 | 0.02% |
| 2017 | 8,395,957 | 1.99% | 1.71 | 0.02% |
| 2016 | 8,232,493 | 6.12% | 1.69 | 0.02% |
| 2015 | 7,757,787 | −3.58% | 1.61 | 0.02% |
| 2014 | 8,046,235 | 1.4% | 1.69 | 0.02% |
| 2013 | 7,935,316 | 3.87% | 1.69 | 0.02% |
| 2012 | 7,639,442 | −0.77% | 1.64 | 0.02% |
| 2011 | 7,698,397 | 6.39% | 1.67 | 0.02% |
| 2010 | 7,236,170 | −1.13% | 1.59 | 0.02% |
| 2009 | 7,318,807 | −4.08% | 1.63 | 0.02% |
| 2008 | 7,630,273 | −1.08% | 1.72 | 0.02% |
| 2007 | 7,713,720 | 11.71% | 1.77 | 0.02% |
| 2006 | 6,905,357 | 8.64% | 1.6 | 0.02% |
| 2005 | 6,356,113 | 2.85% | 1.5 | 0.02% |
| 2004 | 6,180,199 | 1.83% | 1.48 | 0.02% |
| 2003 | 6,068,842 | 7.48% | 1.47 | 0.02% |
| 2002 | 5,646,303 | 2.06% | 1.39 | 0.02% |
| 2001 | 5,532,176 | 7.81% | 1.38 | 0.02% |
| 2000 | 5,131,410 | −0.73% | 1.31 | 0.02% |
| 1999 | 5,169,174 | −0.2% | 1.34 | 0.02% |
| 1998 | 5,179,622 | 10.66% | 1.37 | 0.02% |
| 1997 | 4,680,799 | −1.36% | 1.27 | 0.02% |
| 1996 | 4,745,098 | −4.48% | 1.32 | 0.02% |
| 1995 | 4,967,609 | −0.74% | 1.41 | 0.02% |
| 1994 | 5,004,464 | 17.33% | 1.46 | 0.02% |
| 1993 | 4,265,121 | 0.51% | 1.28 | 0.02% |
| 1992 | 4,243,313 | 34.54% | 1.3 | 0.02% |
| 1991 | 3,153,850 | 8.14% | 0.99 | 0.01% |
| 1990 | 2,916,439 | 1.13% | 0.94 | 0.01% |
| 1989 | 2,883,946 | 12.95% | 0.96 | 0.01% |
| 1988 | 2,553,239 | 5.87% | 0.87 | 0.01% |
| 1987 | 2,411,727 | 5.43% | 0.84 | 0.01% |
| 1986 | 2,287,474 | 4.36% | 0.82 | 0.01% |
| 1985 | 2,191,916 | 5.42% | 0.8 | 0.01% |
| 1984 | 2,079,191 | 3.82% | 0.78 | 0.01% |
| 1983 | 2,002,732 | 1.51% | 0.77 | 0.01% |
| 1982 | 1,972,864 | −14.5% | 0.78 | 0.01% |
| 1981 | 2,307,419 | −7.4% | 0.94 | 0.01% |
| 1980 | 2,491,713 | −9.6% | 1.04 | 0.01% |
| 1979 | 2,756,190 | −0.26% | 1.18 | 0.01% |
| 1978 | 2,763,320 | 8.05% | 1.22 | 0.01% |
| 1977 | 2,557,431 | 26.01% | 1.16 | 0.01% |
| 1976 | 2,029,587 | 2.91% | 0.94 | 0.01% |
| 1975 | 1,972,154 | 9.62% | 0.94 | 0.01% |
| 1974 | 1,799,077 | −1.84% | 0.88 | 0.01% |
| 1973 | 1,832,887 | 12.98% | 0.92 | 0.01% |
| 1972 | 1,622,345 | 12.08% | 0.83 | 0.01% |
| 1971 | 1,447,481 | 0.91% | 0.76 | 0.01% |
| 1970 | 1,434,371 | – | 0.78 | 0.01% |
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).