Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases was 13.49 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
13.49 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 88 countries
All-time high
13.49 kt
in 2021
All-time low
0.0451 kt
in 1995
Years of data
29
1995–2023

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in Costa Rica, 1995–2023

0510151995200920231995: 0.045 kt1996: 0.128 kt1997: 0.257 kt1998: 0.532 kt1999: 0.928 kt2000: 1.4 kt2001: 1.9 kt2002: 1.9 kt2003: 2.3 kt2004: 2.5 kt2005: 2.9 kt2006: 3.6 kt2007: 7.5 kt2008: 8.1 kt2009: 8.5 kt2010: 8.9 kt2011: 9.4 kt2012: 9.9 kt2013: 10.4 kt2014: 10.7 kt2015: 11 kt2016: 11.4 kt2017: 11.9 kt2018: 12.3 kt2019: 12.7 kt2020: 13.1 kt2021: 13.5 kt2022: 13.5 kt2023: 13.5 kt

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 13.49 kt for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Costa Rica peaked at 13.49 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0451 kt, in 1995.

That places Costa Rica 47th out of 88 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 Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) in Costa Rica, 1995 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1995 0.0451 kt
1996 0.1276 kt +182.9%
1997 0.2569 kt +101.3%
1998 0.5323 kt +107.2%
1999 0.9285 kt +74.4%
2000 1.42 kt +52.7%
2001 1.86 kt +31.4%
2002 1.86 kt -0.2%
2003 2.26 kt +21.6%
2004 2.54 kt +12.5%
2005 2.92 kt +14.9%
2006 3.6 kt +23.2%
2007 7.45 kt +107.1%
2008 8.06 kt +8.1%
2009 8.47 kt +5.2%
2010 8.92 kt +5.3%
2011 9.39 kt +5.3%
2012 9.89 kt +5.4%
2013 10.37 kt +4.8%
2014 10.72 kt +3.4%
2015 10.99 kt +2.5%
2016 11.42 kt +3.9%
2017 11.88 kt +4.1%
2018 12.26 kt +3.1%
2019 12.67 kt +3.4%
2020 13.09 kt +3.3%
2021 13.49 kt +3.0%
2022 13.49 kt +0.0%
2023 13.49 kt +0.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 13.49 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.98 kt, 84% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 13.49 kt is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.41 kt, 66% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 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
1996 +182.9% 0.0451 kt 0.1276 kt
1998 +107.2% 0.2569 kt 0.5323 kt
2007 +107.1% 3.6 kt 7.45 kt
1997 +101.3% 0.1276 kt 0.2569 kt
1999 +74.4% 0.5323 kt 0.9285 kt
2000 +52.7% 0.9285 kt 1.42 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3781 kt 0.0451 kt 0.9285 kt 5
2000s 4.04 kt 1.42 kt 8.47 kt 10
2010s 10.85 kt 8.92 kt 12.67 kt 10
2020s 13.39 kt 13.09 kt 13.49 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 44 El Salvador 16.39 kt compare
  2. 45 Panama 15.98 kt compare
  3. 46 Kazakhstan 13.84 kt compare
  4. 48 Denmark 12.87 kt compare
  5. 49 Belgium 12.83 kt compare
  6. 50 Lebanon 12.51 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Costa Rica?
Food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases in Costa Rica was 13.49 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 13.49 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0451 kt in 1995.
How does Costa Rica rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
Costa Rica ranks 47th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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 Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
116 places, 3,705 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