Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) was 10,322 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10,322 kt
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
117th
of 222 countries
All-time high
10,322 kt
in 2023
All-time low
5,774 kt
in 2004
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) in Costa Rica, 1990–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1990200620231990: 7.2k kt1991: 7.3k kt1992: 7.2k kt1993: 7.4k kt1994: 7.2k kt1995: 6.7k kt1996: 6.8k kt1997: 6.7k kt1998: 6.6k kt1999: 6.4k kt2000: 6.4k kt2001: 6.4k kt2002: 6.3k kt2003: 6.3k kt2004: 5.8k kt2005: 6.1k kt2006: 7.0k kt2007: 7.5k kt2008: 7.7k kt2009: 7.0k kt2010: 7.3k kt2011: 10.2k kt2012: 10.2k kt2013: 10.3k kt2014: 10.1k kt2015: 10.1k kt2016: 7.9k kt2017: 8.0k kt2018: 8.2k kt2019: 8.2k kt2020: 7.8k kt2021: 10.2k kt2022: 9.5k kt2023: 10.3k kt

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 10,322 kt for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) in Costa Rica peaked at 10,322 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,774 kt, in 2004.

That places Costa Rica 117th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 7,165 kt
1991 7,313 kt +2.1%
1992 7,244 kt -0.9%
1993 7,359 kt +1.6%
1994 7,196 kt -2.2%
1995 6,686 kt -7.1%
1996 6,773 kt +1.3%
1997 6,699 kt -1.1%
1998 6,599 kt -1.5%
1999 6,369 kt -3.5%
2000 6,354 kt -0.2%
2001 6,397 kt +0.7%
2002 6,257 kt -2.2%
2003 6,251 kt -0.1%
2004 5,774 kt -7.6%
2005 6,143 kt +6.4%
2006 6,986 kt +13.7%
2007 7,534 kt +7.9%
2008 7,687 kt +2.0%
2009 6,966 kt -9.4%
2010 7,260 kt +4.2%
2011 10,246 kt +41.1%
2012 10,153 kt -0.9%
2013 10,319 kt +1.6%
2014 10,109 kt -2.0%
2015 10,140 kt +0.3%
2016 7,900 kt -22.1%
2017 7,969 kt +0.9%
2018 8,180 kt +2.7%
2019 8,239 kt +0.7%
2020 7,761 kt -5.8%
2021 10,166 kt +31.0%
2022 9,459 kt -7.0%
2023 10,322 kt +9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,940 kt 6,369 kt 7,359 kt 10
2000s 6,635 kt 5,774 kt 7,687 kt 10
2010s 9,052 kt 7,260 kt 10,319 kt 10
2020s 9,427 kt 7,761 kt 10,322 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 114 Qatar 11,760 kt compare
  2. 115 Panama 11,702 kt compare
  3. 116 China, Hong Kong SAR 10,644 kt compare
  4. 118 Serbia and Montenegro 10,251 kt compare
  5. 119 Estonia 10,157 kt compare
  6. 120 Latvia 9,926 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) in Costa Rica?
Agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) in Costa Rica was 10,322 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 10,322 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 5,774 kt in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq)?
Costa Rica ranks 117th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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