Drained organic soils — Emissions in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.0142 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0142 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.0235 kt
in 1990
All-time low
0.0142 kt
in 2019
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Costa Rica, 1990–2024

00.0050.010.0150.020.0251990200720241990: 0.024 kt1991: 0.024 kt1992: 0.024 kt1993: 0.024 kt1994: 0.024 kt1995: 0.024 kt1996: 0.024 kt1997: 0.024 kt1998: 0.024 kt1999: 0.024 kt2000: 0.024 kt2001: 0.024 kt2002: 0.023 kt2003: 0.022 kt2004: 0.022 kt2005: 0.022 kt2006: 0.022 kt2007: 0.022 kt2008: 0.022 kt2009: 0.022 kt2010: 0.022 kt2011: 0.022 kt2012: 0.022 kt2013: 0.022 kt2014: 0.02 kt2015: 0.02 kt2016: 0.02 kt2017: 0.02 kt2018: 0.019 kt2019: 0.014 kt2020: 0.014 kt2021: 0.014 kt2022: 0.014 kt2023: 0.014 kt2024: 0.014 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — emissions in Costa Rica stood at 0.0142 kt. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0235 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0142 kt, in 2019.

Costa Rica ranks 86th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0235 kt
1991 0.0235 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0235 kt +0.0%
1993 0.0235 kt +0.0%
1994 0.0235 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0235 kt +0.0%
1996 0.0235 kt +0.0%
1997 0.0235 kt +0.0%
1998 0.0235 kt +0.0%
1999 0.0235 kt +0.0%
2000 0.0235 kt +0.0%
2001 0.0235 kt +0.0%
2002 0.0227 kt -3.4%
2003 0.0222 kt -2.2%
2004 0.0222 kt +0.0%
2005 0.0222 kt +0.0%
2006 0.0222 kt +0.0%
2007 0.0222 kt +0.0%
2008 0.0222 kt +0.0%
2009 0.0222 kt +0.0%
2010 0.0222 kt +0.0%
2011 0.0222 kt +0.0%
2012 0.0222 kt +0.0%
2013 0.0222 kt +0.0%
2014 0.02 kt -9.9%
2015 0.02 kt +0.0%
2016 0.02 kt +0.0%
2017 0.0199 kt -0.5%
2018 0.019 kt -4.5%
2019 0.0142 kt -25.3%
2020 0.0142 kt +0.0%
2021 0.0142 kt +0.0%
2022 0.0142 kt +0.0%
2023 0.0142 kt +0.0%
2024 0.0142 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0235 kt 0.0235 kt 0.0235 kt 10
2000s 0.0225 kt 0.0222 kt 0.0235 kt 10
2010s 0.0202 kt 0.0142 kt 0.0222 kt 10
2020s 0.0142 kt 0.0142 kt 0.0142 kt 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 83 Peru 0.0227 kt compare
  2. 84 Liberia 0.0189 kt compare
  3. 85 Isle of Man 0.0145 kt compare
  4. 87 Montenegro 0.0131 kt compare
  5. 88 Ecuador 0.0128 kt compare
  6. 89 Fiji 0.0127 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Costa Rica?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Costa Rica was 0.0142 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0235 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0142 kt in 2019.
How does Costa Rica rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Costa Rica ranks 86th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. 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 Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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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.