Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 0.2351 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.2351 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
125th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.3668 kt
in 2015
All-time low
0.0034 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Costa Rica, 1990–2023

00.10.20.30.41990200620231990: 0.003 kt1991: 0.004 kt1992: 0.009 kt1993: 0.004 kt1994: 0.009 kt1995: 0.009 kt1996: 0.051 kt1997: 0.027 kt1998: 0.058 kt1999: 0.062 kt2000: 0.066 kt2001: 0.069 kt2002: 0.073 kt2003: 0.076 kt2004: 0.08 kt2005: 0.217 kt2006: 0.242 kt2007: 0.323 kt2008: 0.36 kt2009: 0.255 kt2010: 0.265 kt2011: 0.321 kt2012: 0.272 kt2013: 0.341 kt2014: 0.353 kt2015: 0.367 kt2016: 0.188 kt2017: 0.187 kt2018: 0.192 kt2019: 0.213 kt2020: 0.207 kt2021: 0.219 kt2022: 0.235 kt2023: 0.235 kt

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.2351 kt for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3668 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 kt, in 1990.

That places Costa Rica 125th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0034 kt
1991 0.0037 kt +8.8%
1992 0.0095 kt +156.8%
1993 0.004 kt -57.9%
1994 0.0085 kt +112.5%
1995 0.009 kt +5.9%
1996 0.0509 kt +465.6%
1997 0.0273 kt -46.4%
1998 0.0583 kt +113.6%
1999 0.0617 kt +5.8%
2000 0.0655 kt +6.2%
2001 0.0689 kt +5.2%
2002 0.0726 kt +5.4%
2003 0.0761 kt +4.8%
2004 0.0798 kt +4.9%
2005 0.2173 kt +172.3%
2006 0.2425 kt +11.6%
2007 0.3228 kt +33.1%
2008 0.3596 kt +11.4%
2009 0.2552 kt -29.0%
2010 0.2653 kt +4.0%
2011 0.3209 kt +21.0%
2012 0.2719 kt -15.3%
2013 0.3413 kt +25.5%
2014 0.3535 kt +3.6%
2015 0.3668 kt +3.8%
2016 0.1876 kt -48.9%
2017 0.1871 kt -0.3%
2018 0.1924 kt +2.8%
2019 0.2131 kt +10.8%
2020 0.2067 kt -3.0%
2021 0.2186 kt +5.8%
2022 0.2348 kt +7.4%
2023 0.2351 kt +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0236 kt 0.0034 kt 0.0617 kt 10
2000s 0.176 kt 0.0655 kt 0.3596 kt 10
2010s 0.27 kt 0.1871 kt 0.3668 kt 10
2020s 0.2238 kt 0.2067 kt 0.2351 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 122 Papua New Guinea 0.2536 kt compare
  2. 123 Cuba 0.2531 kt compare
  3. 124 Algeria 0.2353 kt compare
  4. 126 Uruguay 0.2043 kt compare
  5. 127 Brunei Darussalam 0.1905 kt compare
  6. 128 Eritrea 0.1783 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Costa Rica?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Costa Rica was 0.2351 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.3668 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 kt in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Costa Rica ranks 125th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. 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 Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 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