Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0127 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica is 0.0127 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0133 kt per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 kt per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 64th out of 196 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.
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.011 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0112 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.012 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0128 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0131 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0132 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0133 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0112 kt per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0127 kt per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0127 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0127 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0127 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0168 kt per square kilometre, 76% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0127 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0085 kt per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +42.9% | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | 0.006 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0118 kt per square kilometre | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | 0.0133 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0123 kt per square kilometre | 0.0112 kt per square kilometre | 0.0127 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 61 Philippines 0.013 kt per square kilometre compare
- 62 Slovakia 0.0129 kt per square kilometre compare
- 63 Turkey 0.0128 kt per square kilometre compare
- 65 Vietnam 0.0127 kt per square kilometre compare
- 66 Azerbaijan 0.012 kt per square kilometre compare
- 67 Guatemala 0.0118 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Costa Rica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 108.28 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 942.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 688.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 623.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 65.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.35 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.0127 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0133 kt per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.