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Consumption-based CO2 emissions — Costa Rica

Consumption-based CO2 emissions in Costa Rica in 2023 — 14.69 Mt. Ranked 30 in the world out of 120. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 202.1%.

2023 14.69 Mt +0.25% vs 2022
World rank 30of 120
Period maximum 14.72 Mt2018
Period minimum 4.86 Mt1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · million tonnes

Consumption-based CO2 emissions — Costa Rica, 1990–20230510151990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 4.86 Mt1991: 5.06 Mt1992: 5.63 Mt1993: 5.6 Mt1994: 6.63 Mt1995: 6.52 Mt1996: 6.17 Mt1997: 7.18 Mt1998: 7.41 Mt1999: 7.68 Mt2000: 8.28 Mt2001: 8.4 Mt2002: 11.58 Mt2003: 10.43 Mt2004: 10.51 Mt2005: 10.68 Mt2006: 11.72 Mt2007: 13.15 Mt2008: 13.87 Mt2009: 11.24 Mt2010: 11.9 Mt2011: 13.03 Mt2012: 12.96 Mt2013: 13.26 Mt2014: 13.27 Mt2015: 13.18 Mt2016: 13.94 Mt2017: 14.33 Mt2018: 14.72 Mt2019: 14.35 Mt2020: 12.31 Mt2021: 14.01 Mt2022: 14.66 Mt2023: 14.69 Mt
Change over the period: +9.83 (+202.12%) Average annual rate: 3.41 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Costa Rica 14.69 Mt
Central America computed 653.51 Mt
Consumption-based CO2 emissions — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2023 14.69 +0.04 +0.25%
2022 14.66 +0.64 +4.6%
2021 14.01 +1.7 +13.85%
2020 12.31 −2.05 −14.25%
2019 14.35 −0.37 −2.51%
2018 14.72 +0.39 +2.71%
2017 14.33 +0.4 +2.85%
2016 13.94 +0.75 +5.71%
2015 13.18 −0.08 −0.62%
2014 13.27 +0.01 +0.04%
2013 13.26 +0.3 +2.31%
2012 12.96 −0.07 −0.52%
2011 13.03 +1.13 +9.51%
2010 11.9 +0.66 +5.87%
2009 11.24 −2.63 −18.95%
2008 13.87 +0.72 +5.44%
2007 13.15 +1.43 +12.2%
2006 11.72 +1.04 +9.72%
2005 10.68 +0.17 +1.63%
2004 10.51 +0.08 +0.77%
2003 10.43 −1.15 −9.89%
2002 11.58 +3.17 +37.77%
2001 8.4 +0.12 +1.46%
2000 8.28 +0.6 +7.87%
1999 7.68 +0.26 +3.56%
1998 7.41 +0.24 +3.29%
1997 7.18 +1.01 +16.39%
1996 6.17 −0.35 −5.37%
1995 6.52 −0.11 −1.65%
1994 6.63 +1.03 +18.38%
1993 5.6 −0.03 −0.5%
1992 5.63 +0.57 +11.21%
1991 5.06 +0.19 +4.01%
1990 4.86 — —

Central America, 2023

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

NI Nicaragua 7.17 HN Honduras 10.46 SV El Salvador 11.26 CR Costa Rica 14.69 PA Panama 19.52 GT Guatemala 25.45 MX Mexico 564.97
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About the indicator

CO2 emissions adjusted for international trade: emissions embedded in imported goods are added to production-based emissions, and emissions embedded in exports are subtracted. It shows the carbon footprint of a country's consumption. For developed importers this indicator runs noticeably above production-based emissions; for exporters of manufactured goods, below.

Important: The series is shorter than the production-based one: the calculation requires multi-region input-output tables and is available from about 1990 onward.

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

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