Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0014 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0014 kt per square kilometre for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0033 kt per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 kt per square kilometre, in 1999.
Costa Rica ranks 169th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | +47.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0014 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0163 kt per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0014 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0045 kt per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +47.7% | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre |
| 1997 | -35.4% | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0018 kt per square kilometre compare
- 167 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0017 kt per square kilometre compare
- 168 Bahamas 0.0016 kt per square kilometre compare
- 170 Morocco 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare
- 171 Uruguay 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare
- 172 Panama 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare
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 energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.0014 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0033 kt per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 kt per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Costa Rica rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 169th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.