Costa Rica's co₂ emissions rose from 4.8 Mt in 1995 to 8.8 Mt in 2024.
Costa Rica · Climate
Greenhouse gases, intensity and temperature contribution.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Costa Rica's co₂ per capita rose from 1.4 t in 1995 to 1.7 t in 2024.
Costa Rica's consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita rose from 1.9 t in 1994 to 2.9 t in 2023.
Costa Rica's cumulative co₂ emissions rose from 82.2 Mt in 1995 to 285.8 Mt in 2024.
Costa Rica's share of global co₂ emissions rose from 0.0 % in 1995 to 0.0 % in 2024.
Costa Rica's total greenhouse gas emissions fell from 15.8 Mt CO₂e in 1995 to 15.0 Mt CO₂e in 2024.
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita
tonnes CO₂-equivalent per person
62nd of 209 · 5th in Latin America
Costa Rica's greenhouse gas emissions per capita fell from 4.5 t CO₂e in 1995 to 2.9 t CO₂e in 2024.
Costa Rica's co₂ intensity fell from 0.1 in 1993 to 0.1 in 2022.
Costa Rica's carbon intensity of electricity fell from 30.6 in 2000 to 24.2 in 2025.
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- Methane emissionsup +1.7 %127th of 209
- Nitrous oxide emissionsdown −2.2 %123rd of 209
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- CO₂ emissions from coaldown −29.0 %115th of 137
- CO₂ emissions from oilup +3.8 %96th of 205
- CO₂ emissions from land-use changeup +0.4 %164th of 194
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- Contribution to global warming from greenhouse gasesunchanged +0.0108th of 205
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Costa Rica.
- CO₂ emissions from gasNo data