Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) was 22.59 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
22.59 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 133 countries
All-time high
22.89 kt
in 2021
All-time low
0 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Costa Rica, 1990–2023

05101520251990200620231990: 0.029 kt1991: 0 kt1992: 0 kt1993: 0 kt1994: 0 kt1995: 0 kt1996: 0 kt1997: 0 kt1998: 0.172 kt1999: 0.551 kt2000: 0.536 kt2001: 0.601 kt2002: 0.42 kt2003: 0.434 kt2004: 0.684 kt2005: 4.1 kt2006: 5.6 kt2007: 6 kt2008: 5.5 kt2009: 4.5 kt2010: 20.1 kt2011: 17.6 kt2012: 18 kt2013: 22.3 kt2014: 0.81 kt2015: 0.567 kt2016: 3.4 kt2017: 18.9 kt2018: 21.4 kt2019: 21.8 kt2020: 18.5 kt2021: 22.9 kt2022: 22.6 kt2023: 22.6 kt

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 22.59 kt for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Costa Rica peaked at 22.89 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1991.

Costa Rica ranks 95th 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 0.0751 kt 0 kt 0.5506 kt 10
2000s 2.84 kt 0.4201 kt 6.02 kt 10
2010s 14.48 kt 0.5667 kt 22.27 kt 10
2020s 21.63 kt 18.46 kt 22.89 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 92 Côte d'Ivoire 23.26 kt compare
  2. 93 Benin 23.25 kt compare
  3. 94 Bangladesh 23.21 kt compare
  4. 96 Kyrgyzstan 21.98 kt compare
  5. 97 Sudan (former) 20.64 kt compare
  6. 98 Lithuania 18.71 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Costa Rica?
Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Costa Rica was 22.59 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 22.89 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1991.
How does Costa Rica rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
Costa Rica ranks 95th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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
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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.