All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions was 8,179 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
8,179 kt
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
124th
of 222 countries
All-time high
8,179 kt
in 2023
All-time low
-703.44 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions in Costa Rica, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: -703.4 kt1991: -328.2 kt1992: 122.1 kt1993: 270.5 kt1994: 1.6k kt1995: 1.2k kt1996: 1.1k kt1997: 1.3k kt1998: 1.6k kt1999: 1.8k kt2000: 1.8k kt2001: 4.5k kt2002: 5.1k kt2003: 5.5k kt2004: 5.7k kt2005: 5.5k kt2006: 5.9k kt2007: 6.8k kt2008: 6.8k kt2009: 6.6k kt2010: 6.4k kt2011: 1.4k kt2012: 1.3k kt2013: 1.7k kt2014: 1.8k kt2015: 1.4k kt2016: 6.6k kt2017: 6.7k kt2018: 6.7k kt2019: 6.4k kt2020: 5.5k kt2021: 7.2k kt2022: 7.5k kt2023: 8.2k kt

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 8,179 kt for all sectors with lulucf — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 391.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all sectors with lulucf — emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 8,179 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, -703.44 kt, in 1990.

That places Costa Rica 124th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2) in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 -703.44 kt
1991 -328.24 kt -53.3%
1992 122.06 kt -137.2%
1993 270.46 kt +121.6%
1994 1,624 kt +500.4%
1995 1,188 kt -26.9%
1996 1,122 kt -5.5%
1997 1,340 kt +19.4%
1998 1,635 kt +22.0%
1999 1,850 kt +13.2%
2000 1,811 kt -2.1%
2001 4,540 kt +150.7%
2002 5,140 kt +13.2%
2003 5,465 kt +6.3%
2004 5,674 kt +3.8%
2005 5,548 kt -2.2%
2006 5,873 kt +5.9%
2007 6,799 kt +15.8%
2008 6,849 kt +0.7%
2009 6,604 kt -3.6%
2010 6,382 kt -3.4%
2011 1,353 kt -78.8%
2012 1,294 kt -4.4%
2013 1,664 kt +28.6%
2014 1,763 kt +5.9%
2015 1,419 kt -19.5%
2016 6,583 kt +363.9%
2017 6,739 kt +2.4%
2018 6,733 kt -0.1%
2019 6,395 kt -5.0%
2020 5,479 kt -14.3%
2021 7,182 kt +31.1%
2022 7,527 kt +4.8%
2023 8,179 kt +8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 811.93 kt -703.44 kt 1,850 kt 10
2000s 5,430 kt 1,811 kt 6,849 kt 10
2010s 4,033 kt 1,294 kt 6,739 kt 10
2020s 7,092 kt 5,479 kt 8,179 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 121 Malawi 10,146 kt compare
  2. 122 Kenya 9,902 kt compare
  3. 123 North Macedonia 8,495 kt compare
  4. 125 El Salvador 7,966 kt compare
  5. 126 Tajikistan 7,748 kt compare
  6. 127 Luxembourg 7,320 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is all sectors with lulucf — emissions in Costa Rica?
All sectors with lulucf — emissions in Costa Rica was 8,179 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest all sectors with lulucf — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 8,179 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest all sectors with lulucf — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was -703.44 kt in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for all sectors with lulucf — emissions?
Costa Rica ranks 124th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is all sectors with lulucf — emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 391.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2)
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