Forest fires — Emissions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Forest fires — Emissions was 0.8066 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — emissions in Costa Rica stood at 0.8066 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,285.9% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 1.76 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0106 kt, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 55th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Emissions in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6315 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.6315 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6315 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6315 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6315 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6315 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3816 kt | -39.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7745 kt | +103.0% |
| 1998 | 1.52 kt | +95.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7425 kt | -51.1% |
| 2000 | 0.723 kt | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6818 kt | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2737 kt | -59.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5629 kt | +105.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2676 kt | -52.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0813 kt | -69.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0527 kt | -35.2% |
| 2007 | 1.02 kt | +1841.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0293 kt | -97.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2915 kt | +894.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2883 kt | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0106 kt | -96.3% |
| 2012 | 0.85 kt | +7918.9% |
| 2013 | 1.13 kt | +33.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4937 kt | -56.4% |
| 2015 | 1.3 kt | +164.2% |
| 2016 | 1.22 kt | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.384 kt | -68.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5178 kt | +34.8% |
| 2019 | 1.01 kt | +94.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9506 kt | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1293 kt | -86.4% |
| 2022 | 1.76 kt | +1261.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0582 kt | -96.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8066 kt | +1285.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7205 kt | 0.3816 kt | 1.52 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3987 kt | 0.0293 kt | 1.02 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7206 kt | 0.0106 kt | 1.3 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7411 kt | 0.0582 kt | 1.76 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More climate change data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.34 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Costa Rica?
- Forest fires — emissions in Costa Rica was 0.8066 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0106 kt in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. 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 Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.