Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) was 369.62 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Costa Rica, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Costa Rica is 369.62 million current US$, 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 in Costa Rica peaked at 369.62 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34.78 million current US$, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 117th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.78 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 39.20 million current US$ | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 55.59 million current US$ | +41.8% |
| 1993 | 58.61 million current US$ | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 71.02 million current US$ | +21.2% |
| 1995 | 73.53 million current US$ | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 72.11 million current US$ | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 74.34 million current US$ | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 85.94 million current US$ | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 89.29 million current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 91.88 million current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 105.19 million current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 111.24 million current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 121.88 million current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 131.05 million current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 145.88 million current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 160.88 million current US$ | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 195.72 million current US$ | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 201.82 million current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 198.85 million current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 203.19 million current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 221.62 million current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 231.47 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 251.49 million current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 263.64 million current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 262.19 million current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 290.17 million current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 309.06 million current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 327.93 million current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 336.02 million current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 327.71 million current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 369.62 million current US$ | +12.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 369.62 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 970.21 million current US$, 38% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 369.62 million current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 265.41 million current US$, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) 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% | 39.20 million current US$ | 55.59 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.44 million current US$ | 34.78 million current US$ | 89.29 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 146.44 million current US$ | 91.88 million current US$ | 201.82 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 269.68 million current US$ | 203.19 million current US$ | 336.02 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 348.67 million current US$ | 327.71 million current US$ | 369.62 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 in Costa Rica?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Costa Rica was 369.62 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 369.62 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.78 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Costa Rica ranks 117th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage 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 Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.