Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,586 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,586 kt
Change on year
up 19.7%
World rank
106th
of 225 countries
All-time high
1,586 kt
in 2023
All-time low
481.58 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

5007501.0k1.2k1.5k196119922023

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 1,586 kt for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in Costa Rica peaked at 1,586 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 481.58 kt, in 1961.

Costa Rica ranks 106th of 225 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 481.58 kt
1962 520.33 kt +8.0%
1963 614.99 kt +18.2%
1964 661.33 kt +7.5%
1965 615.89 kt -6.9%
1966 688.39 kt +11.8%
1967 698.17 kt +1.4%
1968 786.15 kt +12.6%
1969 876.46 kt +11.5%
1970 892.2 kt +1.8%
1971 866.82 kt -2.8%
1972 899.14 kt +3.7%
1973 987.65 kt +9.8%
1974 981.45 kt -0.6%
1975 989.96 kt +0.9%
1976 995.92 kt +0.6%
1977 1,095 kt +10.0%
1978 1,132 kt +3.4%
1979 1,164 kt +2.8%
1980 1,208 kt +3.8%
1981 1,275 kt +5.5%
1982 1,291 kt +1.3%
1983 1,365 kt +5.7%
1984 1,371 kt +0.4%
1985 1,315 kt -4.1%
1986 1,324 kt +0.7%
1987 1,333 kt +0.7%
1988 1,327 kt -0.5%
1989 1,339 kt +0.9%
1990 1,320 kt -1.4%
1991 1,356 kt +2.7%
1992 1,356 kt -0.0%
1993 1,327 kt -2.1%
1994 1,295 kt -2.5%
1995 1,198 kt -7.4%
1996 1,281 kt +6.9%
1997 1,322 kt +3.2%
1998 1,351 kt +2.3%
1999 1,180 kt -12.7%
2000 1,087 kt -7.9%
2001 976.37 kt -10.1%
2002 961.55 kt -1.5%
2003 1,063 kt +10.5%
2004 959.38 kt -9.7%
2005 1,015 kt +5.8%
2006 1,027 kt +1.1%
2007 1,096 kt +6.8%
2008 1,171 kt +6.9%
2009 977.9 kt -16.5%
2010 1,084 kt +10.8%
2011 1,276 kt +17.8%
2012 1,218 kt -4.6%
2013 1,234 kt +1.3%
2014 1,153 kt -6.6%
2015 1,212 kt +5.1%
2016 1,323 kt +9.1%
2017 1,307 kt -1.2%
2018 1,376 kt +5.3%
2019 1,385 kt +0.6%
2020 1,307 kt -5.6%
2021 1,527 kt +16.8%
2022 1,326 kt -13.2%
2023 1,586 kt +19.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 660.37 kt 481.58 kt 876.46 kt 9
1970s 1,001 kt 866.82 kt 1,164 kt 10
1980s 1,315 kt 1,208 kt 1,371 kt 10
1990s 1,299 kt 1,180 kt 1,356 kt 10
2000s 1,033 kt 959.38 kt 1,171 kt 10
2010s 1,257 kt 1,084 kt 1,385 kt 10
2020s 1,436 kt 1,307 kt 1,586 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 103 Tajikistan 1,804 kt compare
  2. 104 Latvia 1,780 kt compare
  3. 105 Austria 1,740 kt compare
  4. 107 Portugal 1,454 kt compare
  5. 108 Eritrea 1,435 kt compare
  6. 109 Togo 1,396 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in Costa Rica?
Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in Costa Rica was 1,586 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1,586 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 481.58 kt in 1961.
How does Costa Rica rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq)?
Costa Rica ranks 106th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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 Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,432 data points, 1961–2023
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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