Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 0.007 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.007 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.0099 kt
in 2002
All-time low
0.007 kt
in 2019
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Costa Rica, 1990–2024

00.0020.0040.0060.0080.011990200720241990: 0.01 kt1991: 0.01 kt1992: 0.01 kt1993: 0.01 kt1994: 0.01 kt1995: 0.01 kt1996: 0.01 kt1997: 0.01 kt1998: 0.01 kt1999: 0.01 kt2000: 0.01 kt2001: 0.01 kt2002: 0.01 kt2003: 0.01 kt2004: 0.01 kt2005: 0.01 kt2006: 0.01 kt2007: 0.01 kt2008: 0.01 kt2009: 0.01 kt2010: 0.01 kt2011: 0.01 kt2012: 0.01 kt2013: 0.01 kt2014: 0.009 kt2015: 0.009 kt2016: 0.009 kt2017: 0.009 kt2018: 0.009 kt2019: 0.007 kt2020: 0.007 kt2021: 0.007 kt2022: 0.007 kt2023: 0.007 kt2024: 0.007 kt

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.007 kt for grassland organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0099 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.007 kt, in 2019.

That places Costa Rica 77th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0097 kt
1991 0.0097 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0097 kt +0.0%
1993 0.0097 kt +0.0%
1994 0.0097 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0097 kt +0.0%
1996 0.0097 kt +0.0%
1997 0.0097 kt +0.0%
1998 0.0097 kt +0.0%
1999 0.0097 kt +0.0%
2000 0.0097 kt +0.0%
2001 0.0097 kt +0.0%
2002 0.0099 kt +2.1%
2003 0.0098 kt -1.0%
2004 0.0098 kt +0.0%
2005 0.0098 kt +0.0%
2006 0.0098 kt +0.0%
2007 0.0098 kt +0.0%
2008 0.0098 kt +0.0%
2009 0.0098 kt +0.0%
2010 0.0098 kt +0.0%
2011 0.0098 kt +0.0%
2012 0.0098 kt +0.0%
2013 0.0098 kt +0.0%
2014 0.0095 kt -3.1%
2015 0.0095 kt +0.0%
2016 0.0095 kt +0.0%
2017 0.0092 kt -3.2%
2018 0.0089 kt -3.3%
2019 0.007 kt -21.3%
2020 0.007 kt +0.0%
2021 0.007 kt +0.0%
2022 0.007 kt +0.0%
2023 0.007 kt +0.0%
2024 0.007 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0097 kt 0.0097 kt 0.0097 kt 10
2000s 0.0098 kt 0.0097 kt 0.0099 kt 10
2010s 0.0093 kt 0.007 kt 0.0098 kt 10
2020s 0.007 kt 0.007 kt 0.007 kt 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 74 Panama 0.0104 kt compare
  2. 75 Italy 0.0073 kt compare
  3. 75 Slovakia 0.0073 kt compare
  4. 78 Malawi 0.0061 kt compare
  5. 79 Cameroon 0.0056 kt compare
  6. 80 Botswana 0.0029 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — emissions in Costa Rica?
Grassland organic soils — emissions in Costa Rica was 0.007 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0099 kt in 2002.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.007 kt in 2019.
How does Costa Rica rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
Costa Rica ranks 77th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.