Costa Rica Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1990-2023
Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
- Costa Rica greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2019 was 15,750.00, a 0.06% decline from 2018.
- Costa Rica greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2018 was 15,760.00, a 1.81% increase from 2017.
- Costa Rica greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2017 was 15,480.00, a 1.64% increase from 2016.
- Costa Rica greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2016 was 15,230.00, a 6.35% increase from 2015.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| China |
12,705,089.84 |
| Russia |
2,476,840.09 |
| Brazil |
1,057,260.01 |
| Iran |
893,719.97 |
| Mexico |
653,870.00 |
| South Africa |
555,429.99 |
| Turkey |
488,470.00 |
| Thailand |
422,090.00 |
| Iraq |
320,820.01 |
| Malaysia |
313,019.99 |
| Algeria |
282,010.01 |
| Kazakhstan |
274,670.01 |
| Venezuela |
255,740.01 |
| Colombia |
187,340.00 |
| Turkmenistan |
157,330.00 |
| Libya |
126,690.00 |
| Romania |
101,240.00 |
| Peru |
100,730.00 |
| Belarus |
86,830.00 |
| Ecuador |
72,530.00 |
| Serbia |
61,930.00 |
| Azerbaijan |
54,800.00 |
| Bulgaria |
51,280.00 |
| Paraguay |
49,550.00 |
| Dominican Republic |
41,320.00 |
| Cuba |
41,240.00 |
| Jordan |
36,570.00 |
| Lebanon |
35,210.00 |
| Guatemala |
35,100.00 |
| Bosnia |
26,230.00 |
| Costa Rica |
15,750.00 |
| Gabon |
13,170.00 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
11,410.00 |
| North Macedonia |
11,250.00 |
| Botswana |
11,000.00 |
| Namibia |
10,660.00 |
| Jamaica |
9,970.00 |
| Armenia |
9,960.00 |
| Albania |
9,010.00 |
| Mauritius |
6,850.00 |
| Guyana |
5,680.00 |
| Suriname |
4,460.00 |
| Montenegro |
3,830.00 |
| Maldives |
2,600.00 |
| Grenada |
2,390.00 |
| Fiji |
2,380.00 |
| Belize |
1,550.00 |
| St. Lucia |
880.00 |
| Samoa |
680.00 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
340.00 |
| Tonga |
310.00 |
| Marshall Islands |
230.00 |
| Dominica |
230.00 |
| Nauru |
70.00 |
| Tuvalu |
30.00 |
| Costa Rica Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2019 |
15,750.00 |
-0.06% |
| 2018 |
15,760.00 |
1.81% |
| 2017 |
15,480.00 |
1.64% |
| 2016 |
15,230.00 |
6.35% |
| 2015 |
14,320.00 |
-0.97% |
| 2014 |
14,460.00 |
0.35% |
| 2013 |
14,410.00 |
3.59% |
| 2012 |
13,910.00 |
-0.36% |
| 2011 |
13,960.00 |
5.36% |
| 2010 |
13,250.00 |
0.84% |
| 2009 |
13,140.00 |
-3.24% |
| 2008 |
13,580.00 |
1.34% |
| 2007 |
13,400.00 |
11.39% |
| 2006 |
12,030.00 |
2.82% |
| 2005 |
11,700.00 |
4.84% |
| 2004 |
11,160.00 |
0.27% |
| 2003 |
11,130.00 |
3.25% |
| 2002 |
10,780.00 |
0.28% |
| 2001 |
10,750.00 |
2.97% |
| 2000 |
10,440.00 |
-1.32% |
| 1999 |
10,580.00 |
-1.67% |
| 1998 |
10,760.00 |
6.96% |
| 1997 |
10,060.00 |
0.30% |
| 1996 |
10,030.00 |
-0.10% |
| 1995 |
10,040.00 |
-3.92% |
| 1994 |
10,450.00 |
4.08% |
| 1993 |
10,040.00 |
0.90% |
| 1992 |
9,950.00 |
12.94% |
| 1991 |
8,810.00 |
3.40% |
| 1990 |
8,520.00 |
3.40% |
