Environment in Costa Rica 2,507 indicators covering environment for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change 2025 up 808.3% 26th Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change 2025 up 530.1% 22nd Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 10th Standard Deviation 0.257 °C 2025 unchanged 183rd Temperature change 1.61 °C 2025 up 49.9% 97th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.401 % change on previous year 2024 up 120.0% 103rd Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 29.4% 130th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 21.9% 61st Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% 69th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 83.0% 183rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 70.7% 152nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 3.6 % change on previous year 2024 up 177.0% 66th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.8% 115th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 14.4% 44th Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year 2024 up 19.7% 81st Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 43.2% 131st Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 1.9% 56th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.86 % change on previous year 2024 down 46.4% 76th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 39.5% 175th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 4.6% 128th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) -100 % change on previous year 2022 down 363.8% 138th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 100.0% 140th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 100.0% 141st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 2.11 % change on previous year 2024 up 300.0% 94th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 49.2% 160th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 12.3% 113th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 1.08 % change on previous year 2024 down 47.2% 110th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 58.2% 144th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 27.8% 106th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 3.44 % change on previous year 2024 up 146.1% 65th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 44.0% 177th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 3.3% 122nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 5.13 % change on previous year 2024 up 152.1% 30th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 99.7% 187th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 99.5% 189th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.83 % change on previous year 2024 up 85.3% 71st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 32.5% 128th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 16.6% 74th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0204 % change on previous year 2024 down 99.9% 104th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 34.7% 111th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 12.9% 46th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.53 % change on previous year 2024 up 147.9% 35th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 77.9% 167th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 61.8% 161st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 44th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 46.2% 148th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 7.1% 148th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) -0.5 % change on previous year 2024 down 115.3% 144th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 62.3% 56th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 34.9% 37th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 5.57 % change on previous year 2024 up 565.4% 40th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 48.6% 172nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 11.1% 132nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0.5517 % change on previous year 2024 down 96.0% 109th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 39.8% 133rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 4.1% 63rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% 80th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 87.0% 186th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 77.6% 163rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.91 % change on previous year 2024 up 91.0% 66th Page 1 of 42 Next →