Human caused air pollution exposure in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Human caused air pollution exposure was 16.22 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Human caused air pollution exposure in Costa Rica, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human caused air pollution exposure in Costa Rica is 16.22, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.8% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Costa Rica peaked at 16.22 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.69, in 1999.
That places Costa Rica 82nd out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.83 | — |
| 1999 | 9.69 | -24.5% |
| 2000 | 10.44 | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 11.45 | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 10.2 | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 12.29 | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 10.72 | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 12.95 | +20.8% |
| 2006 | 12.25 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 13.1 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 12.58 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 12.31 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 14.9 | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 14.14 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 13.38 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 13.95 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 13.08 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 12.74 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 13.95 | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 14.41 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 12.6 | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 13.35 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 13.79 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 13.31 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 13.98 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 14.13 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 16.22 | +14.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 16.22 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.08, 2.0× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 16.22 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.09, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.26 | 9.69 | 12.83 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.83 | 10.2 | 13.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.65 | 12.6 | 14.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.29 | 13.31 | 16.22 | 5 |
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More environment data for Costa Rica
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0008 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2419 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 24.65 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Costa Rica?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Costa Rica was 16.22 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 16.22 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.69 in 1999.
- How does Costa Rica rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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