Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 0.0072 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland organic soils — emissions in Costa Rica stood at 0.0072 kt. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0137 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 kt, in 2019.
That places Costa Rica 88th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0137 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0137 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0137 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0137 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0137 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0137 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0137 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0137 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0137 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0137 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0137 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0137 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0127 kt | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0124 kt | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0124 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0124 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0124 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0124 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0124 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0124 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0124 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0124 kt | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0124 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0124 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0105 kt | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0105 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0105 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0107 kt | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0102 kt | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0072 kt | -29.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0072 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0072 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0072 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0072 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0072 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0137 kt | 0.0137 kt | 0.0137 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0127 kt | 0.0124 kt | 0.0137 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0109 kt | 0.0072 kt | 0.0124 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0072 kt | 0.0072 kt | 0.0072 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 85 Central African Republic 0.0085 kt compare
- 86 Puerto Rico 0.0084 kt compare
- 87 Faroe Islands 0.0081 kt compare
- 89 Brazil 0.0066 kt compare
- 90 Croatia 0.0065 kt compare
- 91 French Guiana 0.0061 kt compare
More climate change data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.34 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — emissions in Costa Rica?
- Cropland organic soils — emissions in Costa Rica was 0.0072 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0137 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 kt in 2019.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 88th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. 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 Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.