Economy
Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. · updated 2025-12-31
Costa Rica's co₂ per capita stands at 1.85 as of 2025-12-31, up from 1.83 in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Costa Rica's co₂ per capita was 1.85, up from 1.83 in 2024.
In 2024, Costa Rica's co₂ per capita was 1.83, up from 1.75 in 2023.
In 2023, Costa Rica's co₂ per capita was 1.75, up from 1.64 in 2022.
In 2022, Costa Rica's co₂ per capita was 1.64, up from 1.59 in 2021.
In 2021, Costa Rica's co₂ per capita was 1.59, up from 1.4 in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.85 | +0.0266 |
| 2024 | 1.83 | +0.0817 |
| 2023 | 1.75 | +0.1029 |
| 2022 | 1.64 | +0.0542 |
| 2021 | 1.59 | +0.1861 |
| 2020 | 1.4 | -0.1662 |
| 2019 | 1.57 | -0.0835 |
| 2018 | 1.65 | -0.0209 |
| 2017 | 1.67 | +0.015 |
| 2016 | 1.66 | +0.11 |
| 2015 | 1.55 | -0.0941 |
| 2014 | 1.64 | +0.0036 |
| 2013 | 1.64 | +0.0628 |
| 2012 | 1.58 | -0.0242 |
| 2011 | 1.6 | -0.0633 |
| 2010 | 1.66 | -0.0141 |
| 2009 | 1.68 | -0.0723 |
| 2008 | 1.75 | -0.0026 |
| 2007 | 1.75 | +0.1227 |
| 2006 | 1.63 | +0.1274 |
| 2005 | 1.5 | -0.0934 |
| 2004 | 1.6 | -0.0097 |
| 2003 | 1.61 | +0.0533 |
| 2002 | 1.55 | +0.1327 |
| 2001 | 1.42 | +0.0403 |
| 2000 | 1.38 | -0.0105 |
| 1999 | 1.39 | +0.0246 |
| 1998 | 1.36 | +0.0395 |
| 1997 | 1.33 | +0.0269 |
| 1996 | 1.3 | -0.0576 |
| 1995 | 1.36 | -0.1485 |
| 1994 | 1.5 | +0.3504 |
| 1993 | 1.15 | +0.0082 |
| 1992 | 1.15 | +0.1103 |
| 1991 | 1.04 | +0.0683 |
| 1990 | 0.967 | +0.0194 |
| 1989 | 0.9476 | -0.0037 |
| 1988 | 0.9513 | +0.026 |
| 1987 | 0.9253 | +0.0174 |
| 1986 | 0.908 | +0.0841 |
| 1985 | 0.8238 | +0.0763 |
| 1984 | 0.7476 | -0.0497 |
| 1983 | 0.7972 | -0.0092 |
| 1982 | 0.8064 | -0.0999 |
| 1981 | 0.9063 | -0.1079 |
| 1980 | 1.01 | -0.1661 |
| 1979 | 1.18 | -0.0852 |
| 1978 | 1.27 | +0.1061 |
| 1977 | 1.16 | +0.1998 |
| 1976 | 0.9596 | -0.0004 |
| 1975 | 0.96 | +0.0418 |
| 1974 | 0.9183 | -0.1009 |
| 1973 | 1.02 | +0.0949 |
| 1972 | 0.9243 | +0.1213 |
| 1971 | 0.8029 | +0.1339 |
| 1970 | 0.6691 | +0.0674 |
| 1969 | 0.6017 | +0.0439 |
| 1968 | 0.5578 | +0.0723 |
| 1967 | 0.4855 | -0.0823 |
| 1966 | 0.5678 | +0.0669 |
| 1965 | 0.5009 | +0.0902 |
| 1964 | 0.4108 | +0.0324 |
| 1963 | 0.3784 | +0.0195 |
| 1962 | 0.3589 | +0.0265 |
| 1961 | 0.3324 | -0.0126 |
| 1960 | 0.345 | — |
Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Costa Rica's co₂ per capita is 1.85 as of 2025-12-31, compared with 1.83 in 2024. Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0.
The highest recorded value is 1.85 (2025); the lowest is 0.3324 (1961), across data from 1960 to 2025.
Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.