CO2 emissions from land use — all countries

CO2 emissions from land use — Costa Rica

CO2 emissions from land use in Costa Rica in 2024 — -0.99 Mt. Ranked 31 in the world out of 197. Since 1850, the indicator has fallen by 140.7%.

2024 -0.99 Mt +0.4% vs 2023
World rank 31of 197
Period maximum 57.42 Mt1972
Period minimum -1.67 Mt2022

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from land use — Costa Rica, 1850–2024-200204060185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 2.43 Mt1853: 2.14 Mt1856: 2.06 Mt1859: 2.21 Mt1862: 3.04 Mt1865: 3.47 Mt1868: 3.77 Mt1871: 4.2 Mt1874: 4.7 Mt1877: 4.64 Mt1880: 4.5 Mt1883: 4.59 Mt1886: 4.78 Mt1889: 4.31 Mt1892: 6.33 Mt1895: 6.9 Mt1898: 7.04 Mt1901: 7.22 Mt1904: 8.21 Mt1907: 6.54 Mt1910: 7.73 Mt1913: 7.95 Mt1916: 8.08 Mt1919: 8.42 Mt1922: 6.88 Mt1925: 7.11 Mt1928: 6.93 Mt1931: 13.34 Mt1934: 16.48 Mt1937: 17.64 Mt1940: 25.06 Mt1943: 31.55 Mt1946: 30.87 Mt1949: 28.43 Mt1952: 25.8 Mt1955: 32.59 Mt1958: 36.07 Mt1961: 23.79 Mt1964: 31.68 Mt1967: 34.07 Mt1970: 27.93 Mt1973: 24.13 Mt1976: 49.05 Mt1979: 54.63 Mt1982: 27.82 Mt1985: 16.22 Mt1988: 5.21 Mt1991: 2.24 Mt1994: 8.04 Mt1997: 1.03 Mt2000: 2.81 Mt2003: 3.97 Mt2006: 1.38 Mt2009: 6.25 Mt2012: 3.01 Mt2015: 4.77 Mt2018: 0.95 Mt2021: -1 Mt2024: -0.99 Mt
Change over the period: −3.41 (−140.66%)

Comparison, 2024

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

Costa Rica -0.99 Mt
World computed 5,141.76 Mt
Latin America & Caribbean computed 1,930.23 Mt
Central America computed 22.53 Mt
Upper-middle-income countries computed 2,170.32 Mt
CO2 emissions from land use — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 -0.99 +0 +0.4%
2023 -0.99 +0.68 +40.54%
2022 -1.67 −0.67 −66.83%
2021 -1 −1.73 −236.15%
2020 0.73 −0.23 −23.8%
2019 0.96 +0.01 +1.05%
2018 0.95 −1.76 −64.95%
2017 2.72 +0.17 +6.47%
2016 2.55 −2.22 −46.56%
2015 4.77 +2.65 +125.08%
2014 2.12 −1.56 −42.41%
2013 3.68 +0.67 +22.32%
2012 3.01 +0.81 +36.93%
2011 2.2 −2.48 −53.01%
2010 4.68 −1.57 −25.12%
2009 6.25 +0 +0.05%
2008 6.25 +3.79 +154.67%
2007 2.45 +1.07 +77.62%
2006 1.38 +0.47 +52.26%
2005 0.91 +1.86 +195.37%
2004 -0.95 −4.92 −123.97%
2003 3.97 −1.51 −27.52%
2002 5.47 +2.11 +62.74%
2001 3.36 +0.55 +19.64%
2000 2.81 +2.53 +907.53%
1999 0.28 −0.86 −75.55%
1998 1.14 +0.11 +10.67%
1997 1.03 −2.28 −68.87%
1996 3.31 −0.36 −9.73%
1995 3.67 −4.37 −54.36%
1994 8.04 +4.71 +141.27%
1993 3.33 +1.96 +142.68%
1992 1.37 −0.86 −38.6%
1991 2.24 −2.78 −55.46%
1990 5.02 +3.05 +154.82%
1989 1.97 −3.24 −62.21%
1988 5.21 −4.85 −48.2%
1987 10.06 −2.59 −20.47%
1986 12.65 −3.57 −21.98%
1985 16.22 −5.32 −24.7%
1984 21.54 −23.41 −52.08%
1983 44.95 +17.13 +61.57%
1982 27.82 −26.36 −48.65%
1981 54.18 +2.02 +3.88%
1980 52.15 −2.48 −4.53%
1979 54.63 +2.32 +4.43%
1978 52.31 +4.77 +10.03%
1977 47.54 −1.51 −3.08%
1976 49.05 +4.38 +9.8%
1975 44.67 +5.31 +13.48%
1974 39.37 +15.24 +63.17%
1973 24.13 −33.29 −57.98%
1972 57.42 +39.15 +214.23%
1971 18.27 −9.66 −34.58%
1970 27.93 −8.22 −22.73%
1969 36.15 +0.38 +1.05%
1968 35.77 +1.7 +5%
1967 34.07 +14.66 +75.54%
1966 19.41 −17.09 −46.83%
1965 36.5 +4.82 +15.23%
1964 31.68 +3.57 +12.71%
1963 28.1 +9.18 +48.47%
1962 18.93 −4.87 −20.45%
1961 23.79 −1.37 −5.45%
1960 25.17 −19.19 −43.26%
1959 44.35 +8.29 +22.97%
1958 36.07 +0.42 +1.19%
1957 35.64 +2.54 +7.67%
1956 33.11 +0.52 +1.59%
1955 32.59 +1.95 +6.37%
1954 30.64 +1.44 +4.93%
1953 29.2 +3.4 +13.16%
1952 25.8 +0.23 +0.89%
1951 25.57 −2.66 −9.42%
1950 28.23 −0.2 −0.7%
1949 28.43 +1.99 +7.51%
1948 26.45 −2.08 −7.28%
1947 28.52 −2.34 −7.59%
1946 30.87 +3.69 +13.58%
1945 27.17 −2.49 −8.39%
1944 29.66 −1.89 −5.99%
1943 31.55 +1.88 +6.32%
1942 29.68 −0.69 −2.28%
1941 30.37 +5.31 +21.2%
1940 25.06 +5.91 +30.86%
1939 19.15 −2.82 −12.85%
1938 21.97 +4.34 +24.58%
1937 17.64 −2.29 −11.5%
1936 19.93 −0.22 −1.08%
1935 20.15 +3.67 +22.29%
1934 16.48 +1.23 +8.06%
1933 15.25 −2.34 −13.31%
1932 17.59 +4.24 +31.81%
1931 13.34 +3.34 +33.45%
1930 10 +3.11 +45.19%
1929 6.89 −0.05 −0.68%
1928 6.93 −0.06 −0.86%
1927 6.99 +0.96 +15.91%
1926 6.03 −1.07 −15.11%
1925 7.11 +0.6 +9.24%
1924 6.51 +0.43 +7.08%
1923 6.08 −0.8 −11.69%
1922 6.88 +0.02 +0.34%
1921 6.86 −2.04 −22.9%
1920 8.89 +0.48 +5.64%
1919 8.42 −1.12 −11.77%
1918 9.54 +1.26 +15.27%
1917 8.28 +0.2 +2.46%
1916 8.08 −0.43 −5.05%
1915 8.51 −1.09 −11.36%
1914 9.6 +1.65 +20.79%
1913 7.95 +0.82 +11.47%
1912 7.13 −2.29 −24.33%
1911 9.42 +1.7 +21.96%
1910 7.73 −0.65 −7.76%
1909 8.38 +1.66 +24.66%
1908 6.72 +0.18 +2.69%
1907 6.54 −1.44 −18.07%
1906 7.99 +0.62 +8.46%
1905 7.36 −0.84 −10.27%
1904 8.21 +1.37 +20.06%
1903 6.84 −0.3 −4.24%
1902 7.14 −0.08 −1.14%
1901 7.22 +0.02 +0.35%
1900 7.2 +0.08 +1.17%
1899 7.11 +0.07 +1.02%
1898 7.04 +0.45 +6.75%
1897 6.6 −0.06 −0.86%
1896 6.65 −0.25 −3.58%
1895 6.9 +0.37 +5.65%
1894 6.53 +0.29 +4.68%
1893 6.24 −0.1 −1.52%
1892 6.33 +0.19 +3.08%
1891 6.15 +0.94 +17.99%
1890 5.21 +0.9 +20.89%
1889 4.31 −0.26 −5.75%
1888 4.57 −0.04 −0.93%
1887 4.61 −0.16 −3.37%
1886 4.78 +0.29 +6.56%
1885 4.48 +0.17 +3.85%
1884 4.32 −0.27 −5.95%
1883 4.59 −0.09 −1.99%
1882 4.68 −0.08 −1.74%
1881 4.76 +0.26 +5.82%
1880 4.5 −0.2 −4.29%
1879 4.7 −0.05 −1.03%
1878 4.75 +0.12 +2.48%
1877 4.64 +0.03 +0.72%
1876 4.61 +0.02 +0.44%
1875 4.59 −0.12 −2.51%
1874 4.7 +0.28 +6.4%
1873 4.42 −0.04 −1.01%
1872 4.47 +0.26 +6.21%
1871 4.2 +0.3 +7.57%
1870 3.91 +0.07 +1.77%
1869 3.84 +0.07 +1.8%
1868 3.77 +0.2 +5.63%
1867 3.57 +0.24 +7.04%
1866 3.34 −0.13 −3.75%
1865 3.47 +0.05 +1.58%
1864 3.41 −0.07 −2.04%
1863 3.48 +0.44 +14.53%
1862 3.04 −0.03 −1.01%
1861 3.07 +0.23 +8.05%
1860 2.84 +0.64 +28.93%
1859 2.21 −0.12 −5.04%
1858 2.32 +0.3 +14.95%
1857 2.02 −0.04 −2.08%
1856 2.06 −0.12 −5.32%
1855 2.18 +0.09 +4.51%
1854 2.09 −0.05 −2.52%
1853 2.14 −0.17 −7.44%
1852 2.31 +0.1 +4.48%
1851 2.21 −0.21 −8.78%
1850 2.43

Central America, 2024

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

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from land-use change: deforestation, peatland drainage, conversion of land to agriculture — net of absorption by growing forests. This is the only series in the section where values can be negative: a country whose forest cover is expanding absorbs more than it releases. For several countries with active logging this item is comparable to all other emissions combined.

Important: Negative values mean absorption. The estimates here are the most uncertain in all of carbon statistics: they are built from satellite data on forest cover and from models of soil carbon stocks.

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