Methane emissions in Costa Rica stood at 5.544 mn t CO2-eq in 2024, according to Our World in Data. The latest value is up 1.7% from 5.451 mn t CO2-eq in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 4.462 mn t CO2-eq (up 24% since). The latest value is the highest since 1850; the lowest was 0.171 mn t CO2-eq in 1850. Costa Rica ranked 126th highest of the 195 countries in this dataset in 2024; China ranked first.
Data source: Our World in Data · Unit: mn t CO2-eq · Category: Commodities and Energy · Explore more indicators on EconDash
Methane emissions in Costa Rica stood at 5.544 mn t CO2-eq in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
The latest value is up 1.7% from 5.451 mn t CO2-eq in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 4.462 mn t CO2-eq (up 24% since).
Costa Rica ranked 126th highest of the 195 countries in this dataset in 2024; China ranked first.
The latest value is the highest since 1850; the lowest was 0.171 mn t CO2-eq in 1850.
| Indicator | Methane emissions |
|---|---|
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Category | Commodities and Energy |
| Unit | mn t CO2-eq |
| Source | Our World in Data |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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Our World in Data. (2026). Methane emissions — Costa Rica [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/methane-emissions/CRI. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/methane-emissions
Our World in Data. "Methane emissions — Costa Rica." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/methane-emissions/CRI. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/methane-emissions.
Our World in Data. 2026. "Methane emissions — Costa Rica." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/methane-emissions/CRI. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/methane-emissions.
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author = {{Our World in Data}},
title = {{Methane emissions --- Costa Rica}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/methane-emissions/CRI},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/methane-emissions}
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