Climate Change in Costa Rica

1,267 indicators covering climate change for Costa Rica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Manure applied to Soils — Indirect emissions, per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 7.6% 28th
Manure applied to Soils — Direct emissions, per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 0.6% 26th
Manure applied to Soils — Direct emissions, per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 7.6% 29th
Manure left on Pasture — Emissions (CO2eq), per capita 0.0002 kt per person 2023 up 61.1% 35th
Manure left on Pasture — Emissions (CO2eq), per square kilometre 0.0165 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 74.4% 35th
Manure left on Pasture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per capita 0.0002 kt per person 2023 up 61.1% 35th
Manure left on Pasture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per square 0.0165 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 74.4% 35th
Manure left on Pasture — Emissions, per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 61.1% 35th
Manure left on Pasture — Emissions, per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 74.4% 35th
Manure left on Pasture — Indirect emissions, per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 57.2% 42nd
Manure left on Pasture — Indirect emissions, per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 70.1% 42nd
Manure left on Pasture — Direct emissions, per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 62.0% 34th
Manure left on Pasture — Direct emissions, per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 75.4% 31st
Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 19.7% 91st
Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq), per square kilometre 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 29.6% 78th
Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 6.1% 76th
Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 14.8% 69th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 29.2% 2025 up 8.3% 39th
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 9.8% 80th
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 12.7% 90th
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 8.9% 77th
Emissions from livestock — Emissions, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 12.7% 90th
Emissions from livestock — Emissions, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 8.9% 77th
Manure applied to Soils — Emissions (CO2eq), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 37.3% 78th
Manure applied to Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 37.3% 78th
Manure applied to Soils — Emissions, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 37.3% 78th
Manure applied to Soils — Indirect emissions, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 37.3% 78th
Manure applied to Soils — Direct emissions, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 37.3% 78th
Manure left on Pasture — Emissions (CO2eq), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 1.6% 85th
Manure left on Pasture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 1.6% 85th
Manure left on Pasture — Emissions, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 1.6% 85th
Manure left on Pasture — Indirect emissions, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 1.0% 88th
Manure left on Pasture — Direct emissions, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 2.1% 84th
Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 24.5% 132nd
Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 33.2% 115th
Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 17.2% 131st
Manure Management — Emissions (N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 33.2% 115th
Manure Management — Indirect emissions (N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 1.0% 88th
Manure Management — Direct emissions (N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 31.4% 114th
Manure Management — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 17.2% 131st
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 8.6% 75th
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 8.6% 75th
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 8.6% 75th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), annual growth rate -11.43 % change on previous year 2023 109th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), annual growth rate -11.63 % change on previous year 2023 109th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources 12.81 terawatt-hours 2025 up 20.2% 68th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person 2,486 kilowatt-hours 2025 up 12.4% 46th
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita 0.0598 2024 down 26.6% 169th
Cropland organic soils — Area 860.57 ha 2024 down 32.2% 87th
Cropland organic soils — Emissions 0.0072 kt 2024 down 31.4% 88th
Cropland organic soils — Emissions 43.33 kt 2024 down 32.5% 85th
Grassland organic soils — Area 894.13 ha 2024 down 26.5% 76th
Grassland organic soils — Emissions 0.007 kt 2024 down 26.3% 77th
Grassland organic soils — Emissions 30.88 kt 2024 down 26.4% 74th
Drained organic soils — Area 1,755 ha 2024 down 29.4% 84th
Drained organic soils — Emissions 0.0142 kt 2024 down 29.0% 86th
Drained organic soils — Emissions 74.2 kt 2024 down 30.1% 86th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues 350,699 t 2024 up 63.4% 55th
Forest fires — Burned Area 6,585 ha 2024 up 63.0% 56th
Forest fires — Emissions 0.8066 kt 2024 up 63.4% 55th