Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 1,672 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,672 kt
Change on year
up 16.2%
World rank
106th
of 222 countries
All-time high
1,672 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,027 kt
in 2004
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Costa Rica, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k1990200620231990: 1.4k kt1991: 1.4k kt1992: 1.4k kt1993: 1.4k kt1994: 1.4k kt1995: 1.3k kt1996: 1.3k kt1997: 1.4k kt1998: 1.4k kt1999: 1.3k kt2000: 1.2k kt2001: 1.1k kt2002: 1.0k kt2003: 1.2k kt2004: 1.0k kt2005: 1.1k kt2006: 1.1k kt2007: 1.2k kt2008: 1.2k kt2009: 1.1k kt2010: 1.2k kt2011: 1.3k kt2012: 1.3k kt2013: 1.3k kt2014: 1.2k kt2015: 1.3k kt2016: 1.4k kt2017: 1.4k kt2018: 1.5k kt2019: 1.5k kt2020: 1.4k kt2021: 1.6k kt2022: 1.4k kt2023: 1.7k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Costa Rica stood at 1,672 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Costa Rica peaked at 1,672 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,027 kt, in 2004.

That places Costa Rica 106th 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) from N2O in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,371 kt
1991 1,417 kt +3.3%
1992 1,418 kt +0.1%
1993 1,398 kt -1.4%
1994 1,369 kt -2.1%
1995 1,271 kt -7.1%
1996 1,343 kt +5.7%
1997 1,390 kt +3.5%
1998 1,432 kt +3.0%
1999 1,252 kt -12.5%
2000 1,169 kt -6.6%
2001 1,077 kt -7.9%
2002 1,044 kt -3.0%
2003 1,158 kt +10.8%
2004 1,027 kt -11.3%
2005 1,081 kt +5.2%
2006 1,094 kt +1.3%
2007 1,191 kt +8.8%
2008 1,244 kt +4.4%
2009 1,051 kt -15.5%
2010 1,161 kt +10.5%
2011 1,348 kt +16.1%
2012 1,305 kt -3.2%
2013 1,340 kt +2.7%
2014 1,245 kt -7.1%
2015 1,319 kt +6.0%
2016 1,432 kt +8.6%
2017 1,394 kt -2.6%
2018 1,458 kt +4.5%
2019 1,487 kt +2.0%
2020 1,400 kt -5.8%
2021 1,610 kt +15.0%
2022 1,439 kt -10.6%
2023 1,672 kt +16.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,366 kt 1,252 kt 1,432 kt 10
2000s 1,114 kt 1,027 kt 1,244 kt 10
2010s 1,349 kt 1,161 kt 1,487 kt 10
2020s 1,530 kt 1,400 kt 1,672 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 103 Portugal 1,848 kt compare
  2. 104 Togo 1,700 kt compare
  3. 105 China, Taiwan Province of 1,681 kt compare
  4. 107 Kyrgyzstan 1,661 kt compare
  5. 108 Burundi 1,569 kt compare
  6. 109 Papua New Guinea 1,550 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Costa Rica?
Emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Costa Rica was 1,672 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1,672 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 1,027 kt in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Costa Rica ranks 106th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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