Climate Change in Costa Rica 1,287 indicators covering climate change for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions total regions 16.34 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 15.4% 41st Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from road transport 6.13 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 24.1% 40th Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from ground 6.13 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 24.2% 41st Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from domestic 7,727 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 19.2% 41st Consumption-based CO₂ emissions 14.69 million tonnes 2023 up 10.8% 91st Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita 2.88 tonnes per person 2023 up 2.3% 73rd Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 2.88 tonnes per person 2023 up 2.3% 73rd Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 2.88 tonnes per person 2023 up 2.3% 73rd Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.88 tonnes per person 2023 up 2.3% 73rd Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index 2.88 tonnes per person 2023 up 2.3% 73rd Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 73.4% 2023 down 1.9% 15th CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 6.22 million tonnes 2023 up 9.6% 54th Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita 1.22 tonnes per person 2023 up 1.2% 34th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm 2 2024 up 100.0% 17th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm 3,418 2024 down 93.2% 61st Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions 166.95 Index 2017 up 4.9% 6th Climate hazard statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Projected 27.3 Degrees celsius 2060 down 0.7% 3rd Climate hazard statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Projected 2.1 Degrees celsius 2060 down 12.5% 10th Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 - Regions — Projected air 27.3 Degrees celsius 2060 down 0.7% 3rd Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 - Regions — Projected air 2.1 Degrees celsius 2060 down 12.5% 10th Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 1.01 kt 2023 up 965.2% 60th Forestland — Area — UNFCCC 923.05 1000 ha 2021 up 6.5% 60th Food Processing — Energy Use 0.1019 TJ 2018 — 53rd Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC -4,260 kt 2021 up 2.1% 24th Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 1.01 kt 2023 up 964.7% 53rd Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators 0.167 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 44.7% 54th Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators 0.128 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 42.9% 57th Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 140.33 1000 USD 2024 down 51.3% 37th Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 309.83 t 2024 down 59.1% 37th Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 21.06 million tonnes CO₂e 2015 up 223.9% 93rd Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 0.1949 2024 down 22.6% 99th Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters 10 2024 down 16.7% 107th Number of deaths due to disaster 6 2024 down 40.0% 116th Net Forest conversion — Area — UNFCCC 2.84 1000 ha 2021 down 83.3% 52nd Air transport emissions 53.66 Tonnes 2024 up 1,277.9% 25th Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 696.73 kt 2021 down 86.0% 33rd Electricity generation - Regions — Carbon intensity of electricity 57.87 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 2023 down 45.9% 36th Number of people affected by disaster 26,454 2024 up 94,378.6% 55th Number of directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 515.68 2024 up 87,697.0% 44th Number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters 189 2024 up 575.0% 60th Direct economic loss attributed to disasters 679.56 2024 up 1,121.3% 27th Direct economic loss attributed to disasters relative to GDP 0.0% 2024 up 561.3% 32nd Direct economic loss in the housing sector attributed to disasters 21.32 million 2024 — 52nd Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters 1,955 2024 — 75th Number of missing persons due to disaster 4 2024 up 100.0% 32nd CO2 emissions multipliers, Metric tons of CO₂ emissions per $1 113.66 2018 down 12.0% 55th CO2 emissions, Metric ton of CO₂ 0.422 2018 up 29.4% 51st CO2 emissions intensities, Metric tons of CO₂ emissions per $1 80.24 2018 down 5.1% 45th Number of people whose destroyed dwellings were attributed to 0 2024 — 97th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Agriculture 3,521 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 up 1.8% 35th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Methane 5,520 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 up 0.4% 32nd Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Carbon dioxide 8,816 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 up 12.3% 36th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total greenhouse gas 3,521 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 up 1.8% 35th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Nitrous oxide 818.12 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 down 4.3% 36th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total methane (CH4) from 2,814 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 up 4.0% 32nd Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Enteric fermentation 2,423 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 up 6.3% 31st Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Manure management 30.04 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 up 33.1% 38th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Manure management 35.89 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 up 11.7% 39th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total nitrous oxide (N2O) 643.51 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 down 7.3% 36th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Agricultural soil 607.41 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 down 8.9% 36th ← Previous Page 21 of 22 Next →