Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
80th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.6322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1981
All-time low
0.1437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1889
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Costa Rica, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Costa Rica is 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.1437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1889.
That places Costa Rica 80th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 77 Guinea-Bissau 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 78 Slovenia 0.3546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 79 Iran 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 81 China 0.335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 82 Moldova 0.3344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 83 Senegal 0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Costa Rica?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Costa Rica was 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1889.
- How does Costa Rica rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.