Food Packaging — Emissions in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0012 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0012 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
91st
of 133 countries
All-time high
0.0013 kt
in 2021
All-time low
0 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Costa Rica, 1990–2023

00.0010.0010.0021990200620231990: 0 kt1991: 0 kt1992: 0 kt1993: 0 kt1994: 0 kt1995: 0 kt1996: 0 kt1997: 0 kt1998: 0 kt1999: 0 kt2000: 0 kt2001: 0 kt2002: 0 kt2003: 0 kt2004: 0 kt2005: 0 kt2006: 0 kt2007: 0 kt2008: 0 kt2009: 0 kt2010: 0.001 kt2011: 0.001 kt2012: 0.001 kt2013: 0.001 kt2014: 0 kt2015: 0 kt2016: 0 kt2017: 0.001 kt2018: 0.001 kt2019: 0.001 kt2020: 0.001 kt2021: 0.001 kt2022: 0.001 kt2023: 0.001 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Costa Rica is 0.0012 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0013 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1990.

Costa Rica ranks 91st of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt 10
2000s 0.0001 kt 0 kt 0.0002 kt 10
2010s 0.0007 kt 0 kt 0.0012 kt 10
2020s 0.0012 kt 0.0011 kt 0.0013 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 88 Malawi 0.0013 kt compare
  2. 89 Armenia 0.0013 kt compare
  3. 90 Georgia 0.0013 kt compare
  4. 92 Oman 0.0012 kt compare
  5. 93 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0012 kt compare
  6. 94 Cyprus 0.0011 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Costa Rica?
Food packaging — emissions in Costa Rica was 0.0012 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0013 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for food packaging — emissions?
Costa Rica ranks 91st out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
168 places, 5,039 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.