How have things changed?, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0086 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
How have things changed?, per capita in Costa Rica, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0086 metric tons per person for how have things changed?, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0125 metric tons per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.002 metric tons per person, in 1966.
That places Costa Rica 114th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.002 metric tons per person | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | +38.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | -20.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | +92.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0056 metric tons per person | +26.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0065 metric tons per person | +15.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | +22.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0077 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | -14.4% |
| 1977 | 0.007 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.01 metric tons per person | +43.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0089 metric tons per person | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0069 metric tons per person | -23.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0065 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.005 metric tons per person | -23.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | -13.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | +44.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0075 metric tons per person | +20.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 0.006 metric tons per person | -27.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0057 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0061 metric tons per person | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0056 metric tons per person | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0056 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0061 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 metric tons per person | +26.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0091 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0086 metric tons per person | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0097 metric tons per person | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0114 metric tons per person | +17.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0111 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0125 metric tons per person | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0121 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0106 metric tons per person | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0091 metric tons per person | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0104 metric tons per person | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0099 metric tons per person | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0098 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.009 metric tons per person | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0091 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0104 metric tons per person | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0087 metric tons per person | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 0.008 metric tons per person | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.007 metric tons per person | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0073 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.008 metric tons per person | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0085 metric tons per person | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0099 metric tons per person | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.009 metric tons per person | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0086 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0086 metric tons per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 63% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0086 metric tons per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 79% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +92.2% | 0.0023 metric tons per person | 0.0044 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 metric tons per person | 0.002 metric tons per person | 0.0029 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0071 metric tons per person | 0.0044 metric tons per person | 0.01 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0062 metric tons per person | 0.0043 metric tons per person | 0.0082 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0072 metric tons per person | 0.0056 metric tons per person | 0.0097 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0109 metric tons per person | 0.0091 metric tons per person | 0.0125 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0084 metric tons per person | 0.0068 metric tons per person | 0.0104 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0091 metric tons per person | 0.0085 metric tons per person | 0.0099 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 111 Malawi 0.009 metric tons per person compare
- 112 Armenia 0.0089 metric tons per person compare
- 113 Congo 0.0088 metric tons per person compare
- 115 Cameroon 0.0086 metric tons per person compare
- 116 Tunisia 0.0085 metric tons per person compare
- 117 South Africa 0.0083 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Costa Rica?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0086 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0125 metric tons per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 metric tons per person in 1966.
- How does Costa Rica rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 114th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.