Food Processing — Emissions in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.0407 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0407 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 98 countries
All-time high
0.1483 kt
in 2008
All-time low
0.0039 kt
in 2004
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Costa Rica, 1990–2023

00.050.10.151990200620231990: 0.078 kt1991: 0.08 kt1992: 0.059 kt1993: 0.082 kt1994: 0.082 kt1995: 0.09 kt1996: 0.09 kt1997: 0.09 kt1998: 0.005 kt1999: 0.005 kt2000: 0.005 kt2001: 0.012 kt2002: 0.019 kt2003: 0.005 kt2004: 0.004 kt2005: 0.024 kt2006: 0.121 kt2007: 0.134 kt2008: 0.148 kt2009: 0.028 kt2010: 0.028 kt2011: 0.025 kt2012: 0.027 kt2013: 0.025 kt2014: 0.024 kt2015: 0.025 kt2016: 0.053 kt2017: 0.04 kt2018: 0.047 kt2019: 0.03 kt2020: 0.037 kt2021: 0.054 kt2022: 0.041 kt2023: 0.041 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food processing — emissions in Costa Rica is 0.0407 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1483 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 kt, in 2004.

Costa Rica ranks 47th of 98 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.

Food Processing — Emissions in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0784 kt —
1991 0.0804 kt +2.5%
1992 0.0587 kt -27.0%
1993 0.0822 kt +40.1%
1994 0.0823 kt +0.1%
1995 0.0898 kt +9.1%
1996 0.0898 kt +0.0%
1997 0.0898 kt +0.0%
1998 0.0048 kt -94.6%
1999 0.0047 kt -3.7%
2000 0.0051 kt +9.7%
2001 0.012 kt +135.3%
2002 0.0189 kt +57.5%
2003 0.0052 kt -72.7%
2004 0.0039 kt -23.8%
2005 0.0236 kt +500.0%
2006 0.1209 kt +412.8%
2007 0.1339 kt +10.7%
2008 0.1483 kt +10.8%
2009 0.0279 kt -81.2%
2010 0.0276 kt -1.1%
2011 0.0249 kt -9.6%
2012 0.0266 kt +6.6%
2013 0.025 kt -5.8%
2014 0.0241 kt -3.7%
2015 0.0247 kt +2.4%
2016 0.053 kt +114.6%
2017 0.0402 kt -24.1%
2018 0.0471 kt +17.0%
2019 0.0298 kt -36.6%
2020 0.0366 kt +22.5%
2021 0.0538 kt +47.1%
2022 0.0407 kt -24.2%
2023 0.0407 kt +0.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.0407 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0419 kt, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.0407 kt is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0677 kt, 60% of the median. (11 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Processing — Emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +500.0% 0.0039 kt 0.0236 kt
2006 +412.8% 0.0236 kt 0.1209 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0661 kt 0.0047 kt 0.0898 kt 10
2000s 0.05 kt 0.0039 kt 0.1483 kt 10
2010s 0.0323 kt 0.0241 kt 0.053 kt 10
2020s 0.043 kt 0.0366 kt 0.0538 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 44 Switzerland 0.0442 kt compare
  2. 45 Algeria 0.0438 kt compare
  3. 46 Norway 0.043 kt compare
  4. 48 Austria 0.0407 kt compare
  5. 49 Belarus 0.0388 kt compare
  6. 50 Ireland 0.0364 kt compare

See the full ranking of 139 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Costa Rica?
Food processing — emissions in Costa Rica was 0.0407 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1483 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 kt in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for food processing — emissions?
Costa Rica ranks 47th out of 98 countries with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.8%. 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 Processing — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
139 places, 3,693 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.