Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0763 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica is 0.0763 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0783 kt per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0315 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 17th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0315 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0331 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0352 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0374 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0396 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0423 kt per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0434 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0444 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0467 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.049 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0515 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0541 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0574 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0568 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0584 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0601 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0628 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0654 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0682 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0709 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0738 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0735 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0764 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0783 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0747 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0747 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0744 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0713 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0706 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0719 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0713 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0701 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.07 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0631 kt per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0556 kt per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0538 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0524 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0527 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0498 kt per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0478 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0458 kt per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0439 kt per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0419 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0398 kt per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0419 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0406 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0443 kt per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0469 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0476 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0479 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0495 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0479 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0486 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0481 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0489 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0518 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0545 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0576 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0592 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0528 kt per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0745 kt per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0638 kt per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0763 kt per square kilometre | +19.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0763 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0226 kt per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0763 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0363 kt per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +41.0% | 0.0528 kt per square kilometre | 0.0745 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0393 kt per square kilometre | 0.0315 kt per square kilometre | 0.0467 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0584 kt per square kilometre | 0.049 kt per square kilometre | 0.0682 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0738 kt per square kilometre | 0.0706 kt per square kilometre | 0.0783 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0611 kt per square kilometre | 0.0498 kt per square kilometre | 0.0719 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.044 kt per square kilometre | 0.0398 kt per square kilometre | 0.0478 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0514 kt per square kilometre | 0.0479 kt per square kilometre | 0.0592 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0669 kt per square kilometre | 0.0528 kt per square kilometre | 0.0763 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 14 Switzerland 0.0886 kt per square kilometre compare
- 15 Nepal 0.0787 kt per square kilometre compare
- 16 Nicaragua 0.0776 kt per square kilometre compare
- 18 Ethiopia 0.0754 kt per square kilometre compare
- 19 Germany 0.0717 kt per square kilometre compare
- 20 Burundi 0.068 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 enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.0763 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0783 kt per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0315 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. 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 Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) (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.
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) 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
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) (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.