Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 5.99 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

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

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

23456196119922023

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 5.99 kt for agricultural soils — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 5.99 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.82 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 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 1.82 kt
1962 1.96 kt +8.0%
1963 2.32 kt +18.2%
1964 2.5 kt +7.5%
1965 2.32 kt -6.9%
1966 2.6 kt +11.8%
1967 2.63 kt +1.4%
1968 2.97 kt +12.6%
1969 3.31 kt +11.5%
1970 3.37 kt +1.8%
1971 3.27 kt -2.8%
1972 3.39 kt +3.7%
1973 3.73 kt +9.8%
1974 3.7 kt -0.6%
1975 3.74 kt +0.9%
1976 3.76 kt +0.6%
1977 4.13 kt +10.0%
1978 4.27 kt +3.4%
1979 4.39 kt +2.8%
1980 4.56 kt +3.8%
1981 4.81 kt +5.5%
1982 4.87 kt +1.3%
1983 5.15 kt +5.7%
1984 5.17 kt +0.4%
1985 4.96 kt -4.1%
1986 5 kt +0.7%
1987 5.03 kt +0.7%
1988 5.01 kt -0.5%
1989 5.05 kt +0.9%
1990 4.98 kt -1.4%
1991 5.12 kt +2.7%
1992 5.12 kt -0.0%
1993 5.01 kt -2.1%
1994 4.89 kt -2.5%
1995 4.52 kt -7.4%
1996 4.83 kt +6.9%
1997 4.99 kt +3.2%
1998 5.1 kt +2.3%
1999 4.45 kt -12.7%
2000 4.1 kt -7.9%
2001 3.68 kt -10.1%
2002 3.63 kt -1.5%
2003 4.01 kt +10.5%
2004 3.62 kt -9.7%
2005 3.83 kt +5.8%
2006 3.87 kt +1.1%
2007 4.14 kt +6.8%
2008 4.42 kt +6.9%
2009 3.69 kt -16.5%
2010 4.09 kt +10.8%
2011 4.82 kt +17.8%
2012 4.6 kt -4.6%
2013 4.66 kt +1.3%
2014 4.35 kt -6.6%
2015 4.57 kt +5.1%
2016 4.99 kt +9.1%
2017 4.93 kt -1.2%
2018 5.19 kt +5.3%
2019 5.22 kt +0.6%
2020 4.93 kt -5.6%
2021 5.76 kt +16.8%
2022 5 kt -13.2%
2023 5.99 kt +19.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.49 kt 1.82 kt 3.31 kt 9
1970s 3.78 kt 3.27 kt 4.39 kt 10
1980s 4.96 kt 4.56 kt 5.17 kt 10
1990s 4.9 kt 4.45 kt 5.12 kt 10
2000s 3.9 kt 3.62 kt 4.42 kt 10
2010s 4.74 kt 4.09 kt 5.22 kt 10
2020s 5.42 kt 4.93 kt 5.99 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 103 Tajikistan 6.81 kt compare
  2. 104 Latvia 6.72 kt compare
  3. 105 Austria 6.56 kt compare
  4. 107 Portugal 5.49 kt compare
  5. 108 Eritrea 5.41 kt compare
  6. 109 Togo 5.27 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions in Costa Rica?
Agricultural soils — emissions in Costa Rica was 5.99 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 5.99 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 1.82 kt in 1961.
How does Costa Rica rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
Costa Rica ranks 106th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O)
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