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Carbon intensity of the economy — Costa Rica

Carbon intensity of the economy in Costa Rica in 2022 — 0.1 kg/$. Ranked 15 in the world out of 164. Since 1920, the indicator has risen by 203%.

2022 0.1 kg/$ +0% vs 2021
World rank 15of 164
Period maximum 0.184 kg/$1994
Period minimum 0 kg/$1933

Trend over time

1920–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Costa Rica, 1920–202200.050.10.150.219201931194219531964197519861997200820191920: 0.033 kg/$1922: 0.005 kg/$1924: 0.007 kg/$1926: 0.001 kg/$1928: 0.016 kg/$1930: 0.009 kg/$1932: 0.006 kg/$1934: 0 kg/$1936: 0.001 kg/$1938: 0 kg/$1940: 0.002 kg/$1942: 0 kg/$1944: 0.004 kg/$1946: 0 kg/$1948: 0.003 kg/$1950: 0.105 kg/$1952: 0.124 kg/$1954: 0.112 kg/$1956: 0.123 kg/$1958: 0.093 kg/$1960: 0.091 kg/$1962: 0.092 kg/$1964: 0.099 kg/$1966: 0.124 kg/$1968: 0.113 kg/$1970: 0.12 kg/$1972: 0.146 kg/$1974: 0.139 kg/$1976: 0.141 kg/$1978: 0.171 kg/$1980: 0.136 kg/$1982: 0.126 kg/$1984: 0.109 kg/$1986: 0.133 kg/$1988: 0.139 kg/$1990: 0.127 kg/$1992: 0.147 kg/$1994: 0.184 kg/$1996: 0.157 kg/$1998: 0.156 kg/$2000: 0.149 kg/$2002: 0.161 kg/$2004: 0.163 kg/$2006: 0.15 kg/$2008: 0.151 kg/$2010: 0.136 kg/$2012: 0.121 kg/$2014: 0.122 kg/$2016: 0.115 kg/$2018: 0.109 kg/$2020: 0.095 kg/$2022: 0.1 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.067 (+203.03%) Average annual rate: 1.09 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica

Costa Rica 0.1 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Central America computed 0.206 kg/$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.349 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.1 +0 +0%
2021 0.1 +0.005 +5.26%
2020 0.095 −0.008 −7.77%
2019 0.103 −0.006 −5.5%
2018 0.109 −0.003 −2.68%
2017 0.112 −0.003 −2.61%
2016 0.115 +0.003 +2.68%
2015 0.112 −0.01 −8.2%
2014 0.122 −0.002 −1.61%
2013 0.124 +0.003 +2.48%
2012 0.121 −0.007 −5.47%
2011 0.128 −0.008 −5.88%
2010 0.136 −0.012 −8.11%
2009 0.148 −0.003 −1.99%
2008 0.151 −0.006 −3.82%
2007 0.157 +0.007 +4.67%
2006 0.15 −0.003 −1.96%
2005 0.153 −0.01 −6.13%
2004 0.163 +0 +0%
2003 0.163 +0.002 +1.24%
2002 0.161 +0.01 +6.62%
2001 0.151 +0.002 +1.34%
2000 0.149 −0.007 −4.49%
1999 0.156 +0 +0%
1998 0.156 +0 +0%
1997 0.156 −0.001 −0.64%
1996 0.157 −0.006 −3.68%
1995 0.163 −0.021 −11.41%
1994 0.184 +0.041 +28.67%
1993 0.143 −0.004 −2.72%
1992 0.147 +0.007 +5%
1991 0.14 +0.013 +10.24%
1990 0.127 −0.006 −4.51%
1989 0.133 −0.006 −4.32%
1988 0.139 +0.004 +2.96%
1987 0.135 +0.002 +1.5%
1986 0.133 +0.011 +9.02%
1985 0.122 +0.013 +11.93%
1984 0.109 −0.015 −12.1%
1983 0.124 −0.002 −1.59%
1982 0.126 −0.001 −0.79%
1981 0.127 −0.009 −6.62%
1980 0.136 −0.02 −12.82%
1979 0.156 −0.015 −8.77%
1978 0.171 +0.008 +4.91%
1977 0.163 +0.022 +15.6%
1976 0.141 −0.005 −3.42%
1975 0.146 +0.007 +5.04%
1974 0.139 −0.018 −11.46%
1973 0.157 +0.011 +7.53%
1972 0.146 +0.008 +5.8%
1971 0.138 +0.018 +15%
1970 0.12 +0.002 +1.69%
1969 0.118 +0.005 +4.42%
1968 0.113 +0.01 +9.71%
1967 0.103 −0.021 −16.94%
1966 0.124 +0.01 +8.77%
1965 0.114 +0.015 +15.15%
1964 0.099 +0.006 +6.45%
1963 0.093 +0.001 +1.09%
1962 0.092 +0.005 +5.75%
1961 0.087 −0.004 −4.4%
1960 0.091 +0.014 +18.18%
1959 0.077 −0.016 −17.2%
1958 0.093 −0.015 −13.89%
1957 0.108 −0.015 −12.2%
1956 0.123 +0.037 +43.02%
1955 0.086 −0.026 −23.21%
1954 0.112 −0.008 −6.67%
1953 0.12 −0.004 −3.23%
1952 0.124 +0.012 +10.71%
1951 0.112 +0.007 +6.67%
1950 0.105 +0.105 —
1949 0 −0.003 −100%
1948 0.003 +0.003 —
1947 0 +0 —
1946 0 +0 —
1945 0 −0.004 −100%
1944 0.004 +0.004 —
1943 0 +0 —
1942 0 +0 —
1941 0 −0.002 −100%
1940 0.002 +0.002 —
1939 0 +0 —
1938 0 −0.005 −100%
1937 0.005 +0.004 +400%
1936 0.001 −0.005 −83.33%
1935 0.006 +0.006 —
1934 0 +0 —
1933 0 −0.006 −100%
1932 0.006 +0.001 +20%
1931 0.005 −0.004 −44.44%
1930 0.009 −0.007 −43.75%
1929 0.016 +0 +0%
1928 0.016 +0.015 +1,500%
1927 0.001 +0 +0%
1926 0.001 −0.002 −66.67%
1925 0.003 −0.004 −57.14%
1924 0.007 +0 +0%
1923 0.007 +0.002 +40%
1922 0.005 −0.003 −37.5%
1921 0.008 −0.025 −75.76%
1920 0.033 — —

Central America, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CR Costa Rica 0.1 PA Panama 0.124 GT Guatemala 0.129 SV El Salvador 0.134 NI Nicaragua 0.157 MX Mexico 0.223 HN Honduras 0.236
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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