Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions was 0.1343 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1343 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
119th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.1343 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.0649 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Costa Rica, 1990–2023

00.050.10.151990200620231990: 0.065 kt1991: 0.066 kt1992: 0.065 kt1993: 0.069 kt1994: 0.072 kt1995: 0.078 kt1996: 0.074 kt1997: 0.079 kt1998: 0.079 kt1999: 0.084 kt2000: 0.088 kt2001: 0.085 kt2002: 0.086 kt2003: 0.088 kt2004: 0.089 kt2005: 0.091 kt2006: 0.095 kt2007: 0.099 kt2008: 0.101 kt2009: 0.103 kt2010: 0.104 kt2011: 0.106 kt2012: 0.105 kt2013: 0.107 kt2014: 0.111 kt2015: 0.112 kt2016: 0.118 kt2017: 0.12 kt2018: 0.124 kt2019: 0.133 kt2020: 0.133 kt2021: 0.132 kt2022: 0.134 kt2023: 0.134 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for domestic wastewater — emissions in Costa Rica is 0.1343 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1343 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0649 kt, in 1990.

That places Costa Rica 119th out of 178 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.

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0649 kt
1991 0.0657 kt +1.2%
1992 0.065 kt -1.0%
1993 0.0686 kt +5.5%
1994 0.0723 kt +5.5%
1995 0.0779 kt +7.7%
1996 0.0742 kt -4.8%
1997 0.0786 kt +5.9%
1998 0.0787 kt +0.1%
1999 0.0836 kt +6.2%
2000 0.0883 kt +5.7%
2001 0.0854 kt -3.3%
2002 0.0863 kt +1.1%
2003 0.0883 kt +2.2%
2004 0.0892 kt +1.1%
2005 0.0911 kt +2.1%
2006 0.0953 kt +4.6%
2007 0.0985 kt +3.4%
2008 0.101 kt +2.5%
2009 0.1034 kt +2.4%
2010 0.1045 kt +1.0%
2011 0.106 kt +1.4%
2012 0.1047 kt -1.2%
2013 0.1069 kt +2.1%
2014 0.1109 kt +3.7%
2015 0.1119 kt +0.8%
2016 0.1178 kt +5.3%
2017 0.1204 kt +2.2%
2018 0.1238 kt +2.8%
2019 0.1327 kt +7.2%
2020 0.1325 kt -0.1%
2021 0.1319 kt -0.5%
2022 0.1337 kt +1.3%
2023 0.1343 kt +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.073 kt 0.0649 kt 0.0836 kt 10
2000s 0.0927 kt 0.0854 kt 0.1034 kt 10
2010s 0.114 kt 0.1045 kt 0.1327 kt 10
2020s 0.1331 kt 0.1319 kt 0.1343 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 116 Mauritania 0.1469 kt compare
  2. 117 Albania 0.1432 kt compare
  3. 118 Lebanon 0.141 kt compare
  4. 120 Panama 0.1275 kt compare
  5. 121 Congo 0.1195 kt compare
  6. 122 Qatar 0.1166 kt compare

See the full ranking of 228 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic wastewater — emissions in Costa Rica?
Domestic wastewater — emissions in Costa Rica was 0.1343 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1343 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0649 kt in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for domestic wastewater — emissions?
Costa Rica ranks 119th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
Is domestic wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. 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 Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
228 places, 7,605 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.