IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0028 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0028 kt per square kilometre for ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 18.8% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0029 kt per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 29th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +18.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0028 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0028 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0013 kt per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +39.9% | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 26 Sri Lanka 0.0031 kt per square kilometre compare
- 27 Nicaragua 0.0029 kt per square kilometre compare
- 28 Ethiopia 0.0029 kt per square kilometre compare
- 30 France 0.0028 kt per square kilometre compare
- 31 Myanmar 0.0028 kt per square kilometre compare
- 32 Italy 0.0027 kt per square kilometre 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 ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.0028 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0029 kt per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.