🇨🇷 Costa Rica's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Costa Rica emitted around 15.6 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, about 0.03% of the global total.
• Per person: This was around 3 tonnes per person per year, rated moderate on a scale where any emissions above zero add warming.
• Trend: Costa Rica's emissions fell by around 2.7% a year over the ten years to 2024, slower than the 4% yearly decline needed globally to achieve Net Zero in 2050 and limit warming to around 1.7 °C.
• What drives it: Fossil and land-use CO₂ made up around 49% of emissions, methane 35%, nitrous oxide 11% and F-gases 4.3%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Costa Rica's emissions have produced around 3,000 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, about 0.08% of the global total, averaging around 11.5 tonnes per person per year and rated extremely high.
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