Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues was 275,274 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 275,274 t for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1,090.1% on the previous year and up 71.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Costa Rica peaked at 606,068 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,627 t, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 43rd out of 218 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 179,230 t | — |
| 1991 | 179,230 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 179,230 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 179,230 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 179,230 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 179,230 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 34,628 t | -80.7% |
| 1997 | 99,497 t | +187.3% |
| 1998 | 213,183 t | +114.3% |
| 1999 | 89,931 t | -57.8% |
| 2000 | 98,138 t | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 238,252 t | +142.8% |
| 2002 | 85,588 t | -64.1% |
| 2003 | 190,842 t | +123.0% |
| 2004 | 62,456 t | -67.3% |
| 2005 | 12,723 t | -79.6% |
| 2006 | 19,662 t | +54.5% |
| 2007 | 393,250 t | +1900.1% |
| 2008 | 12,723 t | -96.8% |
| 2009 | 41,635 t | +227.2% |
| 2010 | 115,662 t | +177.8% |
| 2011 | 4,627 t | -96.0% |
| 2012 | 188,526 t | +3974.8% |
| 2013 | 401,345 t | +112.9% |
| 2014 | 160,771 t | -59.9% |
| 2015 | 431,407 t | +168.3% |
| 2016 | 407,130 t | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 124,914 t | -69.3% |
| 2018 | 93,686 t | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 399,029 t | +325.9% |
| 2020 | 323,852 t | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 49,734 t | -84.6% |
| 2022 | 606,068 t | +1118.6% |
| 2023 | 23,130 t | -96.2% |
| 2024 | 275,274 t | +1090.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 275,274 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,624 t, 59.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +3974.8% | 4,627 t | 188,526 t |
| 2007 | +1900.1% | 19,662 t | 393,250 t |
| 2022 | +1118.6% | 49,734 t | 606,068 t |
| 2024 | +1090.1% | 23,130 t | 275,274 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 151,262 t | 34,628 t | 213,183 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 115,527 t | 12,723 t | 393,250 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 232,710 t | 4,627 t | 431,407 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 255,612 t | 23,130 t | 606,068 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 40 Papua New Guinea 408,160 t compare
- 41 Argentina 385,951 t compare
- 42 Cuba 330,087 t compare
- 44 Philippines 263,840 t compare
- 45 Senegal 255,668 t compare
- 46 Australia 217,684 t compare
- 46 Australia and New Zealand 217,684 t 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 humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Costa Rica?
- Humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Costa Rica was 275,274 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burning crop residues recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 606,068 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burning crop residues recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,627 t in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burning crop residues rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.2%. 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 Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.