Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,535 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,535 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
92nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
1,535 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,289 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Costa Rica, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k1990200620231990: 1.3k kt1991: 1.3k kt1992: 1.3k kt1993: 1.3k kt1994: 1.3k kt1995: 1.4k kt1996: 1.4k kt1997: 1.4k kt1998: 1.4k kt1999: 1.4k kt2000: 1.4k kt2001: 1.4k kt2002: 1.4k kt2003: 1.4k kt2004: 1.4k kt2005: 1.4k kt2006: 1.5k kt2007: 1.5k kt2008: 1.5k kt2009: 1.5k kt2010: 1.5k kt2011: 1.5k kt2012: 1.5k kt2013: 1.5k kt2014: 1.5k kt2015: 1.5k kt2016: 1.5k kt2017: 1.5k kt2018: 1.5k kt2019: 1.5k kt2020: 1.5k kt2021: 1.5k kt2022: 1.5k kt2023: 1.5k kt

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 1,535 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Costa Rica peaked at 1,535 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,289 kt, in 1990.

Costa Rica ranks 92nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,289 kt
1991 1,306 kt +1.3%
1992 1,319 kt +1.0%
1993 1,332 kt +1.0%
1994 1,347 kt +1.1%
1995 1,373 kt +2.0%
1996 1,382 kt +0.7%
1997 1,389 kt +0.4%
1998 1,400 kt +0.8%
1999 1,409 kt +0.6%
2000 1,416 kt +0.5%
2001 1,421 kt +0.4%
2002 1,431 kt +0.7%
2003 1,430 kt -0.1%
2004 1,437 kt +0.5%
2005 1,444 kt +0.5%
2006 1,452 kt +0.5%
2007 1,464 kt +0.8%
2008 1,472 kt +0.5%
2009 1,480 kt +0.5%
2010 1,489 kt +0.7%
2011 1,497 kt +0.5%
2012 1,507 kt +0.7%
2013 1,517 kt +0.7%
2014 1,514 kt -0.2%
2015 1,504 kt -0.7%
2016 1,510 kt +0.4%
2017 1,515 kt +0.4%
2018 1,520 kt +0.4%
2019 1,526 kt +0.4%
2020 1,528 kt +0.1%
2021 1,526 kt -0.2%
2022 1,529 kt +0.2%
2023 1,535 kt +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,355 kt 1,289 kt 1,409 kt 10
2000s 1,445 kt 1,416 kt 1,480 kt 10
2010s 1,510 kt 1,489 kt 1,526 kt 10
2020s 1,530 kt 1,526 kt 1,535 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 89 Lebanon 1,629 kt compare
  2. 90 Serbia and Montenegro 1,615 kt compare
  3. 91 Mali 1,580 kt compare
  4. 93 Burundi 1,500 kt compare
  5. 94 Switzerland 1,340 kt compare
  6. 95 Libya 1,308 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Costa Rica?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Costa Rica was 1,535 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1,535 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 1,289 kt in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq)?
Costa Rica ranks 92nd out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,027 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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