GHG per capita in Costa Rica stood at 2.921 t CO2-eq in 2024, according to Our World in Data. The latest value is up 0.6% from 2.904 t CO2-eq in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 3.478 t CO2-eq (down 16% since). The highest value since 1850 was 37.59 t CO2-eq in 1941, the lowest 2.732 t CO2-eq in 2022. Costa Rica ranked 140th highest of the 195 countries in this dataset in 2024; Qatar ranked first.
Data source: Our World in Data · Unit: t CO2-eq · Category: Commodities and Energy · Explore more indicators on EconDash
GHG per capita in Costa Rica stood at 2.921 t CO2-eq in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
The latest value is up 0.6% from 2.904 t CO2-eq in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 3.478 t CO2-eq (down 16% since).
Costa Rica ranked 140th highest of the 195 countries in this dataset in 2024; Qatar ranked first.
The highest value since 1850 was 37.59 t CO2-eq in 1941, the lowest 2.732 t CO2-eq in 2022.
| Indicator | GHG per capita |
|---|---|
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Category | Commodities and Energy |
| Unit | t CO2-eq |
| Source | Our World in Data |
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Our World in Data. (2026). GHG per capita — Costa Rica [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/ghg-per-capita/CRI. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-ghg-emissions
Our World in Data. "GHG per capita — Costa Rica." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/ghg-per-capita/CRI. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-ghg-emissions.
Our World in Data. 2026. "GHG per capita — Costa Rica." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/ghg-per-capita/CRI. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-ghg-emissions.
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author = {{Our World in Data}},
title = {{GHG per capita --- Costa Rica}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/ghg-per-capita/CRI},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-ghg-emissions}
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