What is carbon intensity of gdp in Costa Rica?

Carbon intensity of gdp in Costa Rica was 0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 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 intensity of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?

The highest recorded value was 0.212 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1994.

What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024.

How does Costa Rica rank for carbon intensity of gdp?

Costa Rica ranks 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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 intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Costa Rica

Name: Carbon intensity of GDP in Costa Rica
Creator: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Costa Rica: Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

173rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.212 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 1994

All-time low

0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Costa Rica, 1970–2024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, carbon intensity of gdp in Costa Rica stood at 0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 0.212 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 2024.

That places Costa Rica 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2024.
Year	kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.1669 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.1577 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1972	0.1634 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1973	0.1714 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1974	0.1594 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1975	0.1711 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+7.4%
1976	0.1669 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1977	0.1931 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+15.7%
1978	0.1964 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1979	0.1866 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1980	0.1675 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-10.3%
1981	0.1587 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1982	0.1463 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1983	0.1444 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1984	0.1388 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1985	0.1453 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1986	0.1436 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1987	0.1446 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1988	0.148 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1989	0.1582 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+6.9%
1990	0.1545 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1991	0.1633 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1992	0.2012 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+23.2%
1993	0.1889 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1994	0.212 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+12.3%
1995	0.2021 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1996	0.1904 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1997	0.1781 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1998	0.184 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1999	0.1764 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2000	0.1687 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2001	0.1757 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2002	0.1734 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2003	0.1787 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2004	0.1742 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2005	0.1723 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2006	0.1744 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2007	0.1801 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.2%
2008	0.1701 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2009	0.1646 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2010	0.1544 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2011	0.1574 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2012	0.1489 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2013	0.1509 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2014	0.1478 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2015	0.1374 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2016	0.14 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2017	0.1371 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2018	0.134 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2019	0.1266 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2020	0.1157 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-8.6%
2021	0.12 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.7%
2022	0.1158 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2023	0.1091 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2024	0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.1733 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1577 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1964 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1495 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1388 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1675 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1851 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1545 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.212 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1732 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1646 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1801 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1434 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1266 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1574 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1138 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.12 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

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172 Barbados 0.1125 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
174 Bahamas 0.1071 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
175 Hong Kong, China 0.1028 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
176 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.1026 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare

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Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
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Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0003 1000 USD per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Costa Rica?: Carbon intensity of gdp in Costa Rica was 0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 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 intensity of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 0.212 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1994.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Costa Rica rank for carbon intensity of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.