Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square was 7,239 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square in Costa Rica, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Costa Rica is 7,239 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Costa Rica peaked at 7,239 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 681.11 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 114th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 681.11 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 767.65 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 1,089 current US$ per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 1993 | 1,148 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 1,391 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1995 | 1,440 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 1,412 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1,456 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1,683 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 1,749 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 1,799 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 2,060 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 2,179 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 2,387 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 2,567 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 2,857 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 3,151 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 3,833 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 3,953 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 3,894 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 3,979 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 4,340 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 4,533 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 4,925 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 5,163 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 5,135 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 5,683 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 6,053 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 6,422 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 6,581 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 6,418 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 7,239 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 7,239 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 31,772 current US$ per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 7,239 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8,782 current US$ per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +41.8% | 767.65 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,089 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,282 current US$ per square kilometre | 681.11 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,749 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,868 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,799 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,953 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,282 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,979 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,581 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,829 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,418 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,239 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 111 Equatorial Guinea 7,579 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 112 Sao Tome and Principe 7,422 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 113 Turkmenistan 7,241 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 115 Panama 7,125 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 116 Georgia 7,068 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 117 Morocco 6,861 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 115.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 84.49 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Costa Rica?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Costa Rica was 7,239 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 7,239 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 681.11 current US$ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 114th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.