AFOLU — Emissions in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: AFOLU — Emissions was 6.26 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6.26 kt
Change on year
up 15.7%
World rank
106th
of 222 countries
All-time high
6.26 kt
in 2023
All-time low
3.83 kt
in 2002
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions in Costa Rica, 1990–2023

02461990200620231990: 5.2 kt1991: 5.3 kt1992: 5.3 kt1993: 5.2 kt1994: 5.1 kt1995: 4.7 kt1996: 5 kt1997: 5.2 kt1998: 5.3 kt1999: 4.6 kt2000: 4.3 kt2001: 3.9 kt2002: 3.8 kt2003: 4.3 kt2004: 3.8 kt2005: 4 kt2006: 4.1 kt2007: 4.5 kt2008: 4.7 kt2009: 3.9 kt2010: 4.3 kt2011: 5 kt2012: 4.9 kt2013: 5 kt2014: 4.7 kt2015: 5 kt2016: 5.4 kt2017: 5.2 kt2018: 5.5 kt2019: 5.6 kt2020: 5.3 kt2021: 6 kt2022: 5.4 kt2023: 6.3 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, afolu — emissions in Costa Rica stood at 6.26 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 6.26 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.83 kt, in 2002.

Costa Rica ranks 106th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

AFOLU — Emissions in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 5.18 kt
1991 5.32 kt +2.8%
1992 5.32 kt +0.1%
1993 5.23 kt -1.8%
1994 5.11 kt -2.3%
1995 4.75 kt -7.1%
1996 5 kt +5.3%
1997 5.17 kt +3.3%
1998 5.32 kt +3.0%
1999 4.63 kt -13.0%
2000 4.28 kt -7.5%
2001 3.93 kt -8.2%
2002 3.83 kt -2.5%
2003 4.26 kt +11.2%
2004 3.84 kt -9.8%
2005 4.03 kt +4.9%
2006 4.08 kt +1.2%
2007 4.46 kt +9.3%
2008 4.65 kt +4.3%
2009 3.94 kt -15.2%
2010 4.34 kt +10.1%
2011 5.04 kt +16.1%
2012 4.91 kt -2.5%
2013 5.02 kt +2.3%
2014 4.66 kt -7.3%
2015 4.95 kt +6.3%
2016 5.37 kt +8.5%
2017 5.21 kt -3.0%
2018 5.48 kt +5.1%
2019 5.57 kt +1.7%
2020 5.26 kt -5.6%
2021 6.03 kt +14.6%
2022 5.41 kt -10.2%
2023 6.26 kt +15.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.1 kt 4.63 kt 5.32 kt 10
2000s 4.13 kt 3.83 kt 4.65 kt 10
2010s 5.06 kt 4.34 kt 5.57 kt 10
2020s 5.74 kt 5.26 kt 6.26 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 103 Portugal 6.57 kt compare
  2. 104 Togo 6.41 kt compare
  3. 105 Kyrgyzstan 6.26 kt compare
  4. 107 Burundi 5.92 kt compare
  5. 108 Papua New Guinea 5.78 kt compare
  6. 109 China, Taiwan Province of 5.76 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions in Costa Rica?
Afolu — emissions in Costa Rica was 6.26 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 6.26 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 3.83 kt in 2002.
How does Costa Rica rank for afolu — emissions?
Costa Rica ranks 106th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf