Climate Change in Costa Rica 1,267 indicators covering climate change for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Per capita greenhouse gas emissions 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 16.0% 143rd Per capita methane emissions 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 up 15.5% 77th Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type 1.61 tonnes per person 2024 up 7.7% 106th Annual CO₂ emissions from oil 8.28 million tonnes 2024 up 15.9% 96th Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil 1.61 tonnes per person 2024 up 7.7% 106th Annual CO₂ emissions from cement 428,071 tonnes 2024 down 20.0% 113th Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement 0.0834 tonnes per person 2024 down 25.7% 94th Carbon intensity of energy 177.38 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 2024 down 6.0% 154th Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions 287,922 tonnes 2024 up 143.3% 63rd Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions 8.76 million tonnes 2024 up 13.7% 114th Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring 0 tonnes 2024 — 105th Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring 0 tonnes per person 2024 — 105th Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 up 7.1% 126th Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 16.0% 142nd Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 1.04 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 12.8% 120th Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita 177.38 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 2024 down 6.0% 154th Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 up 7.1% 127th CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change 8.76 million tonnes 2024 up 13.7% 114th Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 262.22 million tonnes 2024 up 39.1% 106th Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement 20.94 million tonnes 2024 up 26.9% 106th Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 0 tonnes 2024 — 121st Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions 3.4% 2024 up 117.8% 82nd CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change 7.77 million tonnes 2024 down 20.9% 141st Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change -986,495 tonnes 2024 down 146.5% 167th Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita -0.1923 tonnes per person 2024 down 143.2% 158th Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change 7.77 million tonnes 2024 down 20.9% 141st Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 1.52 tonnes per person 2024 down 26.5% 144th Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 0.0% 2024 down 13.5% 135th Greenhouse gas emissions by gas 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 7.4% 123rd Share of global methane emissions 0.1% 2024 up 12.8% 125th Share of global nitrous oxide emissions 0.1% 2024 up 0.0% 123rd Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use 0.0002 °C 2024 up 29.8% 132nd Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 0.0002 °C 2024 up 29.8% 132nd Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use 0.0011 °C 2024 up 2.1% 78th Global warming contributions by gas and source 0 °C 2024 up 22.7% 121st Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region 14.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 down 9.6% 135th Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) 375.58 kt 2023 down 15.8% 65th Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal 0.0096 tonnes per person 2024 up 107.7% 118th Annual CO₂ emissions from coal 49,145 tonnes 2024 up 123.5% 116th Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 2.64 million tonnes 2024 up 10.3% 126th Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 0.0096 tonnes per person 2024 up 107.7% 118th Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 0.0% 2025 — 50th Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 10.76 kt 2023 up 20.9% 52nd Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 80.8 years 2023 up 0.8% 51st Rice — Area harvested, per capita 0.0029 ha per person 2023 down 79.4% 55th Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.2905 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 77.7% 48th Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 79.4% 55th Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 77.7% 48th Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 78.7% 56th Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 76.9% 48th Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita 0.0016 t per person 2023 down 79.4% 55th Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square 0.1598 t per square kilometre 2023 down 77.7% 48th Food Packaging — Energy Use 375.71 TJ 2023 up 70.3% 80th Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population 100 2022 up 1.9% 1st Beans, dry — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 19.2% 43rd Beans, dry — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 12.5% 34th Beans, dry — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 22.6% 43rd Beans, dry — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 16.2% 34th Beans, dry — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 22.0% 44th Beans, dry — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 15.6% 34th ← Previous Page 18 of 22 Next →