Total greenhouse gas emissions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica emitted 17.1 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Costa Rica, 2024
17.1
Change from 2023
+2.1%
World, 2024
53,206.4 Mt CO2e
Position in 2024
128th of 203
Total greenhouse gas emissions in Costa Rica over time
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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Costa Rica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.1 Mt CO2e | 53,206.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2023 | 16.7 Mt CO2e | 52,540.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2022 | 15.7 Mt CO2e | 51,748.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2021 | 15.4 Mt CO2e | 51,188.0 Mt CO2e |
| 2020 | 14.3 Mt CO2e | 48,962.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2019 | 15.9 Mt CO2e | 50,829.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2018 | 16.0 Mt CO2e | 50,566.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2017 | 15.5 Mt CO2e | 49,478.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2016 | 15.2 Mt CO2e | 48,655.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2015 | 14.5 Mt CO2e | 48,451.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2014 | 14.7 Mt CO2e | 48,549.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2013 | 14.5 Mt CO2e | 48,193.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2012 | 14.1 Mt CO2e | 47,430.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2011 | 14.5 Mt CO2e | 46,808.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2010 | 14.1 Mt CO2e | 45,433.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2009 | 13.9 Mt CO2e | 43,188.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2008 | 14.1 Mt CO2e | 43,642.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2007 | 13.9 Mt CO2e | 43,350.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2006 | 12.8 Mt CO2e | 42,078.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2005 | 12.3 Mt CO2e | 40,919.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2004 | 11.9 Mt CO2e | 39,626.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2003 | 11.6 Mt CO2e | 38,064.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2002 | 11.2 Mt CO2e | 36,555.7 Mt CO2e |
| 2001 | 11.1 Mt CO2e | 36,099.5 Mt CO2e |
| 2000 | 11.0 Mt CO2e | 35,794.0 Mt CO2e |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.1% from 16.7 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 14.7 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +16.2%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Costa Rica has the 128th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 53,206.4 Mt CO2e.
More for Costa Rica
All statistics for Costa Rica
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
3.3 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
1.61e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
1.78e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
CO2 emissions per person
1.63 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
6.4 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
1.75 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank