Environment in Costa Rica 54 indicators covering environment for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.92 Mt CO2e 2024 up 5.6% 98th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 6.24 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.5% 87th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 26.6% 173rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0041 Mt CO2e 2024 down 99.4% 189th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.63 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 3.3% 122nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.38 Mt CO2e 2024 up 4.1% 116th Aquaculture production 12,168 metric tons 2024 down 54.5% 81st Capture fisheries production 32,140 metric tons 2024 up 118.0% 120th Total fisheries production 44,308 metric tons 2024 up 6.7% 116th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.4939 Mt CO2e 2024 down 22.3% 124th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.9834 Mt CO2e 2024 down 5.6% 112th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e 2024 down 100.0% 141st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.5188 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.5% 121st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 1.47 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.5% 106th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0081 Mt CO2e 2024 down 58.9% 140th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0288 Mt CO2e 2024 up 23.1% 74th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.08 Mt CO2e 2024 up 16.2% 128th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0804 Mt CO2e 2024 down 43.1% 124th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0745 Mt CO2e 2024 up 24.4% 88th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e 2024 down 75.9% 148th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.75 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.0% 113th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0948 Mt CO2e 2024 down 4.3% 130th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0199 Mt CO2e 2024 down 29.9% 71st Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e 2024 down 68.4% 142nd Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.33 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 8.0% 114th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.38 Mt CO2e 2024 up 49.2% 93rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0273 Mt CO2e 2024 down 51.2% 142nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0074 Mt CO2e 2024 up 27.6% 159th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e 2024 down 29.2% 72nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged 143rd Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.38 Mt CO2e 2024 up 31.2% 117th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 0.5664 Mt CO2e 2024 up 159.9% 105th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0598 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 26.6% 169th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 187.2% 2024 up 6.4% 86th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.6% 2024 up 152.5% 128th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 78.0% 2024 up 46.8% 107th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.9% 2024 up 408.4% 117th Coal rents 0.0% 2021 — 70th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.1336 Mt CO2e 2024 down 16.3% 65th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 5.88 2022 up 47.4% 114th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 13.65 Mt CO2e 2023 down 29.1% 117th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -3.07 Mt CO2e 2023 down 164.3% 107th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 90.3% 2023 up 9.3% 83rd Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 96.6% 2023 up 3.2% 77th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 98.4% 2023 up 0.5% 87th Forest rents 0.8% 2021 down 38.7% 64th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 20.54 2022 down 6.4% 96th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -4.28 Mt CO2e 2023 up 7.2% 97th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 1.61 Mt CO2e 2023 down 83.5% 80th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 0 Mt CO2e 2023 — 59th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 57.7% 2017 down 38.6% 135th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 92nd