Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 173.43 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
173.43 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
115th
of 204 countries
All-time high
173.67 kt
in 2014
All-time low
34.04 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Costa Rica, 1990–2023

501001501990200620231990: 34 kt1991: 52.7 kt1992: 90.1 kt1993: 79.8 kt1994: 166.3 kt1995: 136 kt1996: 105 kt1997: 78.4 kt1998: 112.6 kt1999: 94.2 kt2000: 94.1 kt2001: 103.9 kt2002: 131.6 kt2003: 117.2 kt2004: 61.6 kt2005: 100.7 kt2006: 123.9 kt2007: 144.5 kt2008: 139 kt2009: 116 kt2010: 135.8 kt2011: 146.4 kt2012: 140.6 kt2013: 172.8 kt2014: 173.7 kt2015: 108.5 kt2016: 125.4 kt2017: 117.9 kt2018: 133.7 kt2019: 133.4 kt2020: 140.7 kt2021: 159.1 kt2022: 172.6 kt2023: 173.4 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food household consumption — emissions in Costa Rica stood at 173.43 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 173.67 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 34.04 kt, in 1990.

That places Costa Rica 115th out of 204 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 94.92 kt 34.04 kt 166.33 kt 10
2000s 113.26 kt 61.65 kt 144.45 kt 10
2010s 138.81 kt 108.52 kt 173.67 kt 10
2020s 161.46 kt 140.72 kt 173.43 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 112 Kenya 186.92 kt compare
  2. 113 Gabon 184.1 kt compare
  3. 114 Estonia 180.41 kt compare
  4. 116 Albania 150.56 kt compare
  5. 117 Cyprus 128.85 kt compare
  6. 118 Haiti 128.43 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in Costa Rica?
Food household consumption — emissions in Costa Rica was 173.43 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 173.67 kt in 2014.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 34.04 kt in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for food household consumption — emissions?
Costa Rica ranks 115th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
261 places, 8,371 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.