Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 4,026 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
4,026 kt
Change on year
up 18.8%
World rank
97th
of 221 countries
All-time high
4,026 kt
in 2023
All-time low
2,151 kt
in 2004
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Costa Rica, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 3.8k kt1991: 3.8k kt1992: 3.7k kt1993: 3.7k kt1994: 3.3k kt1995: 3.0k kt1996: 2.9k kt1997: 2.8k kt1998: 2.8k kt1999: 2.7k kt2000: 2.6k kt2001: 2.5k kt2002: 2.3k kt2003: 2.3k kt2004: 2.2k kt2005: 2.3k kt2006: 2.2k kt2007: 2.4k kt2008: 2.5k kt2009: 2.6k kt2010: 2.6k kt2011: 2.7k kt2012: 2.6k kt2013: 2.6k kt2014: 2.6k kt2015: 2.6k kt2016: 2.8k kt2017: 2.9k kt2018: 3.1k kt2019: 3.2k kt2020: 2.8k kt2021: 3.9k kt2022: 3.4k kt2023: 4.0k kt

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 4,026 kt for farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 18.8% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Costa Rica peaked at 4,026 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,151 kt, in 2004.

Costa Rica ranks 97th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3,802 kt
1991 3,773 kt -0.8%
1992 3,713 kt -1.6%
1993 3,704 kt -0.2%
1994 3,345 kt -9.7%
1995 2,951 kt -11.8%
1996 2,868 kt -2.8%
1997 2,795 kt -2.5%
1998 2,813 kt +0.6%
1999 2,670 kt -5.1%
2000 2,568 kt -3.8%
2001 2,460 kt -4.2%
2002 2,350 kt -4.5%
2003 2,254 kt -4.0%
2004 2,151 kt -4.6%
2005 2,262 kt +5.2%
2006 2,194 kt -3.0%
2007 2,386 kt +8.7%
2008 2,527 kt +5.9%
2009 2,567 kt +1.6%
2010 2,600 kt +1.3%
2011 2,677 kt +3.0%
2012 2,581 kt -3.6%
2013 2,632 kt +2.0%
2014 2,582 kt -1.9%
2015 2,630 kt +1.9%
2016 2,784 kt +5.9%
2017 2,910 kt +4.5%
2018 3,071 kt +5.5%
2019 3,153 kt +2.7%
2020 2,822 kt -10.5%
2021 3,945 kt +39.8%
2022 3,390 kt -14.1%
2023 4,026 kt +18.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,243 kt 2,670 kt 3,802 kt 10
2000s 2,372 kt 2,151 kt 2,568 kt 10
2010s 2,762 kt 2,581 kt 3,153 kt 10
2020s 3,546 kt 2,822 kt 4,026 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 94 Switzerland 4,279 kt compare
  2. 95 Azerbaijan 4,074 kt compare
  3. 96 Benin 4,048 kt compare
  4. 98 Haiti 3,497 kt compare
  5. 99 Sweden 3,462 kt compare
  6. 100 Eritrea 3,430 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Costa Rica?
Farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Costa Rica was 4,026 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 4,026 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 2,151 kt in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Costa Rica ranks 97th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 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