Agrifood systems — Emissions in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 6.52 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6.52 kt
Change on year
up 15.6%
World rank
107th
of 222 countries
All-time high
6.52 kt
in 2023
All-time low
4.02 kt
in 2004
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions in Costa Rica, 1990–2023

02461990200620231990: 5.3 kt1991: 5.4 kt1992: 5.4 kt1993: 5.4 kt1994: 5.3 kt1995: 4.9 kt1996: 5.2 kt1997: 5.4 kt1998: 5.5 kt1999: 4.9 kt2000: 4.5 kt2001: 4.2 kt2002: 4.1 kt2003: 4.5 kt2004: 4 kt2005: 4.2 kt2006: 4.3 kt2007: 4.7 kt2008: 4.9 kt2009: 4.1 kt2010: 4.6 kt2011: 5.3 kt2012: 5.1 kt2013: 5.2 kt2014: 4.9 kt2015: 5.2 kt2016: 5.6 kt2017: 5.5 kt2018: 5.7 kt2019: 5.8 kt2020: 5.5 kt2021: 6.3 kt2022: 5.6 kt2023: 6.5 kt

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 6.52 kt for agrifood systems — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 6.52 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.02 kt, in 2004.

That places Costa Rica 107th 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 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood systems — Emissions (N2O) in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 5.27 kt
1991 5.45 kt +3.3%
1992 5.45 kt +0.0%
1993 5.38 kt -1.3%
1994 5.28 kt -1.8%
1995 4.92 kt -6.8%
1996 5.19 kt +5.5%
1997 5.37 kt +3.5%
1998 5.52 kt +2.8%
1999 4.85 kt -12.1%
2000 4.54 kt -6.4%
2001 4.19 kt -7.7%
2002 4.08 kt -2.8%
2003 4.51 kt +10.5%
2004 4.02 kt -10.9%
2005 4.22 kt +5.2%
2006 4.29 kt +1.7%
2007 4.67 kt +8.7%
2008 4.87 kt +4.4%
2009 4.13 kt -15.2%
2010 4.55 kt +10.1%
2011 5.26 kt +15.5%
2012 5.09 kt -3.1%
2013 5.23 kt +2.6%
2014 4.87 kt -6.8%
2015 5.16 kt +5.8%
2016 5.6 kt +8.5%
2017 5.46 kt -2.5%
2018 5.7 kt +4.5%
2019 5.82 kt +2.1%
2020 5.48 kt -5.8%
2021 6.28 kt +14.6%
2022 5.63 kt -10.3%
2023 6.52 kt +15.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.27 kt 4.85 kt 5.52 kt 10
2000s 4.35 kt 4.02 kt 4.87 kt 10
2010s 5.27 kt 4.55 kt 5.82 kt 10
2020s 5.98 kt 5.48 kt 6.52 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 104 Latvia 7.32 kt compare
  2. 105 Togo 6.61 kt compare
  3. 106 Kyrgyzstan 6.52 kt compare
  4. 108 Georgia 6.34 kt compare
  5. 109 Switzerland 6.14 kt compare
  6. 110 Burundi 6.12 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions in Costa Rica?
Agrifood systems — emissions in Costa Rica was 6.52 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 6.52 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 4.02 kt in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
Costa Rica ranks 107th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — 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 Agrifood systems — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — 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