Climate Change in Costa Rica 1,267 indicators covering climate change for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 47.6% 115th Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 48.3% 122nd Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 44.0% 114th Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.0139 kg per person 2023 down 49.7% 122nd Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 1.39 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 45.5% 116th Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires 5,709 tonnes 2026 down 35.4% 87th Raw milk of goats — Emissions intensity 0.928 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 up 18.9% 89th Raw milk of goats — Emissions (CO2eq) 15.47 kt 2023 down 5.6% 77th Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 65.1% 118th Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 69.5% 126th Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 67.4% 124th Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 68.3% 127th Food Packaging — Emissions 0.0012 kt 2023 up 33.3% 97th Food Packaging — Emissions 0.0002 kt 2023 unchanged 91st Food Packaging — Emissions 22.49 kt 2023 up 1.3% 103rd Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0343 kt 2023 up 40.0% 97th Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.066 kt 2023 up 40.7% 91st Electricity — Energy use in agriculture 1,303 TJ 2023 up 12.8% 71st Electricity — Emissions 19.53 kt 2023 up 12.8% 101st Electricity — Emissions 0.4343 kt 2023 up 12.8% 71st Electricity — Emissions 0.0023 kt 2023 up 9.5% 71st Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 3.45 billion cubic meters 2022 up 47.4% 75th Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 3.1% 2022 up 47.4% 119th Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population 100 2022 unchanged 1st Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 15.5% 89th Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 27.2% 99th Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 25.0% 73rd Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 32.8% 89th Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 16.3% 100th Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 43.8% 74th Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 36.1% 89th Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.2% 101st Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 47.4% 75th Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.029 kg per person 2023 up 35.1% 88th Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.9% 98th Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 2.9 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 46.2% 73rd Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions 4.6% 2025 up 24.9% 62nd Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions 0.4% 2025 down 57.8% 143rd Temperature anomalies vs. latitude 0.327 °C 2025 down 35.2% 162nd Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL 3 2024 up 50.0% 30th People affected by disaster, Number 1.10 million 2024 up 11,301.7% 20th Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 10.76 kt 2023 up 20.9% 64th Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 12.6% 11th Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 44.9% 13th Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 5.4% 14th Food Packaging — Emissions 22.49 kt 2023 up 1.3% 87th Food Packaging — Emissions 0.0012 kt 2023 up 40.0% 84th Food Packaging — Emissions 0.0002 kt 2023 up 40.7% 80th Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) 22.59 kt 2023 up 1.5% 87th Forest fires — Emissions 565.68 kt 2024 up 63.4% 55th Other forest — Emissions 121.66 kt 2024 up 40.0% 47th Annual CO₂ emissions 8.76 million tonnes 2024 up 13.7% 114th Annual CO₂ emissions by world region 8.76 million tonnes 2024 up 13.7% 114th Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions 8.76 million tonnes 2024 up 13.7% 114th Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 8.76 million tonnes 2024 up 13.7% 114th Greenhouse gas emissions 14.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 down 9.6% 135th Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 15.2% 120th Methane emissions 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 24.3% 127th Nitrous oxide emissions 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 7.4% 123rd CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry 8.28 million tonnes 2024 up 15.9% 96th ← Previous 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