Electricity — Emissions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Electricity — Emissions was 0.4343 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Electricity — Emissions in Costa Rica, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.4343 kt for electricity — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4343 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2003.
Costa Rica ranks 71st of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity — Emissions in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0228 kt | — |
| 1993 | 0.0912 kt | +300.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0276 kt | -69.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0288 kt | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0288 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0312 kt | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0108 kt | -65.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0348 kt | +222.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0396 kt | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0432 kt | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0456 kt | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 kt | — |
| 2005 | 0.369 kt | — |
| 2006 | 0.397 kt | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4049 kt | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3973 kt | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3915 kt | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.374 kt | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3734 kt | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.384 kt | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.385 kt | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3766 kt | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3797 kt | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3975 kt | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4124 kt | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3926 kt | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3881 kt | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3759 kt | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4094 kt | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4343 kt | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4343 kt | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.4343 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 kt, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.4343 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3017 kt, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity — Emissions in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +300.0% | 0.0228 kt | 0.0912 kt |
| 1999 | +222.2% | 0.0108 kt | 0.0348 kt |
| 2003 | -100.0% | 0.0456 kt | 0 kt |
| 1994 | -69.7% | 0.0912 kt | 0.0276 kt |
| 1998 | -65.4% | 0.0312 kt | 0.0108 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0345 kt | 0.0108 kt | 0.0912 kt | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2088 kt | 0 kt | 0.4049 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3863 kt | 0.3734 kt | 0.4124 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4135 kt | 0.3759 kt | 0.4343 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More climate change data for Costa Rica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 108.28 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — emissions in Costa Rica?
- Electricity — emissions in Costa Rica was 0.4343 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4343 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for electricity — emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 Electricity — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.