Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 187.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Costa Rica, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 187.2% for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Costa Rica peaked at 189.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1991.
That places Costa Rica 86th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.1% | — |
| 1992 | 45.5% | +458.9% |
| 1993 | 46.2% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 71.6% | +54.8% |
| 1995 | 70.3% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 62.7% | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 60.5% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 77.6% | +28.3% |
| 1999 | 77.2% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 75.9% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 89.7% | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 93.6% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 108.1% | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 111.9% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 117.9% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 136.8% | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 164.5% | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 161.6% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 151.0% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 148.1% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 164.0% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 161.9% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 172.1% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 175.9% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 166.0% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 182.3% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 187.9% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 189.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 180.9% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 146.0% | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 176.1% | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 181.1% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 177.7% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 187.2% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.8% | 8.1% | 77.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 121.1% | 75.9% | 164.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 172.9% | 148.1% | 189.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 173.6% | 146.0% | 187.2% | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0769 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Costa Rica?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Costa Rica was 187.2% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 189.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Costa Rica ranks 86th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.