IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.1111 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica stood at 0.1111 kt per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.9% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1111 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0428 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 33rd 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 (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0428 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0453 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0493 kt per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0525 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0539 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0581 kt per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0595 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0623 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0663 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0688 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0707 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.074 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0797 kt per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0791 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0811 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0829 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0873 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0908 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0944 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0977 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1023 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1022 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1067 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1087 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.104 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1038 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1035 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1005 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0998 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1011 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1012 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1001 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0994 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0918 kt per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0822 kt per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.082 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0814 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0824 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0761 kt per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0723 kt per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0682 kt per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0657 kt per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.066 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0619 kt per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.065 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0639 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0692 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0734 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0704 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0731 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0783 kt per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0754 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0769 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0743 kt per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0764 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0816 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0836 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0881 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.09 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0819 kt per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1082 kt per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0934 kt per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1111 kt per square kilometre | +18.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.1111 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0405 kt per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.1111 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0525 kt per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), 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 | +32.2% | 0.0819 kt per square kilometre | 0.1082 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0544 kt per square kilometre | 0.0428 kt per square kilometre | 0.0663 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0809 kt per square kilometre | 0.0688 kt per square kilometre | 0.0944 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1029 kt per square kilometre | 0.0977 kt per square kilometre | 0.1087 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0898 kt per square kilometre | 0.0761 kt per square kilometre | 0.1012 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0676 kt per square kilometre | 0.0619 kt per square kilometre | 0.0734 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0798 kt per square kilometre | 0.0731 kt per square kilometre | 0.09 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0986 kt per square kilometre | 0.0819 kt per square kilometre | 0.1111 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.1111 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1111 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0428 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.