Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 1,497 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,497 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
89th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1,497 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,270 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Costa Rica, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k1990200620231990: 1.3k kt1991: 1.3k kt1992: 1.3k kt1993: 1.3k kt1994: 1.3k kt1995: 1.3k 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: 1.4k kt2007: 1.4k kt2008: 1.4k kt2009: 1.4k 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

In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Costa Rica stood at 1,497 kt. 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 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Costa Rica peaked at 1,497 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,270 kt, in 1990.

That places Costa Rica 89th out of 215 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 Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,270 kt
1991 1,287 kt +1.3%
1992 1,299 kt +1.0%
1993 1,312 kt +1.0%
1994 1,325 kt +1.0%
1995 1,350 kt +1.9%
1996 1,360 kt +0.7%
1997 1,365 kt +0.4%
1998 1,377 kt +0.9%
1999 1,384 kt +0.5%
2000 1,390 kt +0.4%
2001 1,396 kt +0.4%
2002 1,405 kt +0.6%
2003 1,403 kt -0.1%
2004 1,410 kt +0.5%
2005 1,417 kt +0.5%
2006 1,423 kt +0.5%
2007 1,434 kt +0.8%
2008 1,441 kt +0.5%
2009 1,448 kt +0.5%
2010 1,458 kt +0.6%
2011 1,465 kt +0.5%
2012 1,476 kt +0.8%
2013 1,485 kt +0.6%
2014 1,482 kt -0.2%
2015 1,471 kt -0.7%
2016 1,475 kt +0.3%
2017 1,480 kt +0.3%
2018 1,484 kt +0.3%
2019 1,488 kt +0.2%
2020 1,490 kt +0.1%
2021 1,488 kt -0.1%
2022 1,491 kt +0.2%
2023 1,497 kt +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,333 kt 1,270 kt 1,384 kt 10
2000s 1,417 kt 1,390 kt 1,448 kt 10
2010s 1,476 kt 1,458 kt 1,488 kt 10
2020s 1,492 kt 1,488 kt 1,497 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 86 Lebanon 1,587 kt compare
  2. 87 Serbia and Montenegro 1,527 kt compare
  3. 88 Chad 1,513 kt compare
  4. 90 Burundi 1,450 kt compare
  5. 91 Mali 1,420 kt compare
  6. 92 Austria 1,356 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Costa Rica?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Costa Rica was 1,497 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1,497 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 1,270 kt in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Costa Rica ranks 89th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 8,917 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