Agrifood systems — Emissions Share in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Agrifood systems — Emissions Share was 88.89 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agrifood systems — Emissions Share in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 88.89 % for agrifood systems — emissions share in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions share in Costa Rica peaked at 105.57 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 88.16 %, in 2022.
That places Costa Rica 47th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood systems — Emissions Share in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 105.57 % | — |
| 1991 | 105.06 % | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 104.05 % | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 103.28 % | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 102.51 % | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 102.08 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 101.16 % | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 101.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.24 % | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 99.14 % | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 97.98 % | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 96.16 % | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 94.28 % | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 92.16 % | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 89.59 % | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 98.5 % | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 100.22 % | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 98.07 % | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 97.47 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 96.72 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 95.67 % | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 95.07 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 93.92 % | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 93.23 % | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 92.03 % | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 90.84 % | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 90.91 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 90.7 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 90.31 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 89.79 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 88.35 % | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 89.9 % | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 88.16 % | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 88.89 % | +0.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 88.89 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.58 %, 1.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 88.89 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.52 %, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 102.43 % | 99.14 % | 105.57 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.11 % | 89.59 % | 100.22 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.25 % | 89.79 % | 95.67 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.83 % | 88.16 % | 89.9 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More climate change data for Costa Rica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 108.28 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 942.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 688.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 623.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 65.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.35 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems — emissions share in Costa Rica?
- Agrifood systems — emissions share in Costa Rica was 88.89 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions share recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 105.57 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions share recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.16 % in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for agrifood systems — emissions share?
- Costa Rica ranks 47th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions share rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.