Climate Change in Costa Rica 1,287 indicators covering climate change for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 Beans, dry — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.0383 kg per person 2023 down 23.0% 45th Beans, dry — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 3.83 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 16.6% 36th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 79.4% 83rd Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 77.7% 76th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 79.4% 83rd Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 77.7% 76th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 79.4% 83rd Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 77.7% 76th Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 5,190 t 2021 down 29.9% 45th Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 1,585 1000 USD 2021 down 37.0% 46th Agricultural water withdrawal, Percent of total water withdrawal 60.72 2021 down 15.1% 91st Pre- and post-production — Energy Use 0.1019 TJ 2018 — 109th Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 0.1019 TJ 2018 — 109th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 87.0% 90th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 87.0% 90th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 87.0% 90th Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) 375.58 kt 2023 down 15.8% 58th Per capita methane emissions by sector 0 kilograms per person 2023 — 139th Nitrous oxide emissions by sector 1.66 million tonnes 2023 up 27.7% 110th Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 5.67 million tonnes 2023 up 44.6% 107th Methane emissions by sector 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% 72nd Methane emissions from agriculture 4.01 million tonnes 2023 up 53.1% 101st Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 1,177 kilograms per person 2023 up 14.0% 75th CO₂ emissions from transport 6.01 million tonnes 2023 up 23.4% 86th Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 160.61 kilograms per person 2023 up 51.5% 72nd Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 4.7 2025 up 123.8% 63rd Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 3.7 2025 up 54.2% 94th Lack of coping capacity 2.2 2025 down 21.4% 168th Vulnerability 5 2025 up 117.4% 54th CO₂ emissions by sector 370,000 tonnes 2023 up 54.2% 117th Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 72.47 kilograms per person 2023 up 42.4% 123rd Terrestrial protected areas 26.6% 2025 down 3.6% 55th Terrestrial and marine protected areas 28.2% 2025 up 840.0% 36th Marine protected areas 28.4% 2025 up 3,450.0% 18th Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 79.4% 75th Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 77.7% 69th Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 73.0% 54th Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 70.8% 45th Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 73.2% 55th Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 71.0% 45th ← Previous Page 19 of 22 Next →