Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate (CH4) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate (CH4) was -96.18 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Costa Rica, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded -96.18 % change on previous year for humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 185.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Costa Rica peaked at 325.89 % change on previous year in 2019 and was at its lowest, -96.76 % change on previous year, in 2008.
Costa Rica ranks 74th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate (CH4) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -52.45 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 187.3 % change on previous year | -457.1% |
| 1998 | 114.25 % change on previous year | -39.0% |
| 1999 | -57.82 % change on previous year | -150.6% |
| 2000 | 9.13 % change on previous year | -115.8% |
| 2001 | -17.88 % change on previous year | -295.9% |
| 2002 | -64.07 % change on previous year | +258.4% |
| 2003 | 122.91 % change on previous year | -291.8% |
| 2004 | -67.28 % change on previous year | -154.7% |
| 2005 | -79.6 % change on previous year | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 54.27 % change on previous year | -168.2% |
| 2008 | -96.76 % change on previous year | -278.3% |
| 2009 | 226.96 % change on previous year | -334.6% |
| 2010 | 177.66 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 2011 | -96.02 % change on previous year | -154.0% |
| 2013 | 112.89 % change on previous year | -217.6% |
| 2014 | -59.94 % change on previous year | -153.1% |
| 2015 | 168.31 % change on previous year | -380.8% |
| 2016 | -5.62 % change on previous year | -103.3% |
| 2017 | -69.32 % change on previous year | +1132.6% |
| 2018 | -24.99 % change on previous year | -63.9% |
| 2019 | 325.89 % change on previous year | -1404.0% |
| 2020 | -18.84 % change on previous year | -105.8% |
| 2021 | -84.64 % change on previous year | +349.3% |
| 2023 | -96.18 % change on previous year | +13.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's -96.18 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -98.09 % change on previous year, 98% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's -96.18 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -23.38 % change on previous year, 4.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.25 % change on previous year | -57.82 % change on previous year | 187.3 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.74 % change on previous year | -96.76 % change on previous year | 226.96 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 58.76 % change on previous year | -96.02 % change on previous year | 325.89 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | -66.55 % change on previous year | -96.18 % change on previous year | -18.84 % change on previous year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 72 Benin -81.4 % change on previous year compare
- 73 Indonesia -86.26 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Burundi -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Burkina Faso -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Comoros -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Cayman Islands -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Gambia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Grenada -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Haiti -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Jamaica -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Kenya -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Sri Lanka -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Mali -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Puerto Rico -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 French Polynesia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Singapore -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Solomon Islands -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Turks and Caicos Islands -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Trinidad and Tobago -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Vanuatu -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Samoa -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Mayotte -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Montserrat -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Timor-Leste -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Polynesia -100 % change on previous year 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 — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Costa Rica?
- Humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Costa Rica was -96.18 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 325.89 % change on previous year in 2019.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -96.76 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is humid tropical forest — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 185.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.