Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 369.62 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Costa Rica, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Costa Rica is 369.62 million current US$, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Costa Rica peaked at 369.62 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34.78 million current US$, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 116th out of 209 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.44 million current US$ | 34.78 million current US$ | 89.29 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 146.44 million current US$ | 91.88 million current US$ | 201.82 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 269.68 million current US$ | 203.19 million current US$ | 336.02 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 348.67 million current US$ | 327.71 million current US$ | 369.62 million current US$ | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- DEC alternative conversion factor 503.5 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 382.28 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 759.25 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 3.90 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 7.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -4.67 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -9.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 9.15 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 17,930 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 47.14 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Costa Rica?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Costa Rica was 369.62 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 369.62 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.78 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.