Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) was 7,227 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7,227 kt
Change on year
up 13.0%
World rank
110th
of 222 countries
All-time high
7,294 kt
in 2011
All-time low
3,695 kt
in 2004
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) in Costa Rica, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 5.4k kt1991: 5.5k kt1992: 5.4k kt1993: 5.4k kt1994: 5.1k kt1995: 4.5k kt1996: 4.5k kt1997: 4.6k kt1998: 4.7k kt1999: 4.4k kt2000: 4.3k kt2001: 4.4k kt2002: 4.1k kt2003: 4.1k kt2004: 3.7k kt2005: 3.9k kt2006: 3.8k kt2007: 4.1k kt2008: 4.3k kt2009: 4.1k kt2010: 4.3k kt2011: 7.3k kt2012: 7.2k kt2013: 7.3k kt2014: 7.1k kt2015: 7.2k kt2016: 4.9k kt2017: 5.0k kt2018: 5.2k kt2019: 5.2k kt2020: 4.8k kt2021: 7.1k kt2022: 6.4k kt2023: 7.2k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) in Costa Rica stood at 7,227 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) in Costa Rica peaked at 7,294 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3,695 kt, in 2004.

That places Costa Rica 110th out of 222 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.

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 5,360 kt
1991 5,456 kt +1.8%
1992 5,398 kt -1.1%
1993 5,412 kt +0.3%
1994 5,051 kt -6.7%
1995 4,530 kt -10.3%
1996 4,545 kt +0.3%
1997 4,553 kt +0.2%
1998 4,668 kt +2.5%
1999 4,372 kt -6.3%
2000 4,283 kt -2.0%
2001 4,355 kt +1.7%
2002 4,107 kt -5.7%
2003 4,147 kt +1.0%
2004 3,695 kt -10.9%
2005 3,875 kt +4.9%
2006 3,835 kt -1.1%
2007 4,135 kt +7.8%
2008 4,281 kt +3.5%
2009 4,120 kt -3.8%
2010 4,283 kt +4.0%
2011 7,294 kt +70.3%
2012 7,163 kt -1.8%
2013 7,265 kt +1.4%
2014 7,090 kt -2.4%
2015 7,235 kt +2.0%
2016 4,884 kt -32.5%
2017 4,964 kt +1.6%
2018 5,153 kt +3.8%
2019 5,250 kt +1.9%
2020 4,825 kt -8.1%
2021 7,062 kt +46.4%
2022 6,395 kt -9.5%
2023 7,227 kt +13.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,935 kt 4,372 kt 5,456 kt 10
2000s 4,083 kt 3,695 kt 4,355 kt 10
2010s 6,058 kt 4,283 kt 7,294 kt 10
2020s 6,377 kt 4,825 kt 7,227 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 107 Tajikistan 7,807 kt compare
  2. 108 China, Taiwan Province of 7,617 kt compare
  3. 109 Sierra Leone 7,593 kt compare
  4. 111 Burundi 6,960 kt compare
  5. 112 Panama 6,838 kt compare
  6. 113 Switzerland 6,575 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) in Costa Rica?
Emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) in Costa Rica was 7,227 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 7,294 kt in 2011.
What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 3,695 kt in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq)?
Costa Rica ranks 110th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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