IPCC Agriculture — Emissions in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions was 6.26 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6.26 kt
Change on year
up 19.1%
World rank
123rd
of 248 countries
All-time high
6.26 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1.88 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

23456196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ipcc agriculture — emissions in Costa Rica is 6.26 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.1% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 6.26 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.88 kt, in 1961.

That places Costa Rica 123rd out of 248 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (N2O) in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 1.88 kt
1962 2.03 kt +7.9%
1963 2.39 kt +17.8%
1964 2.56 kt +7.5%
1965 2.39 kt -6.7%
1966 2.67 kt +11.6%
1967 2.71 kt +1.5%
1968 3.04 kt +12.3%
1969 3.39 kt +11.5%
1970 3.46 kt +1.8%
1971 3.36 kt -2.7%
1972 3.49 kt +3.8%
1973 3.82 kt +9.5%
1974 3.8 kt -0.6%
1975 3.84 kt +0.9%
1976 3.86 kt +0.6%
1977 4.23 kt +9.7%
1978 4.37 kt +3.3%
1979 4.49 kt +2.8%
1980 4.67 kt +3.8%
1981 4.92 kt +5.5%
1982 4.98 kt +1.3%
1983 5.27 kt +5.6%
1984 5.29 kt +0.4%
1985 5.08 kt -4.0%
1986 5.1 kt +0.4%
1987 5.13 kt +0.6%
1988 5.13 kt +0.0%
1989 5.17 kt +0.9%
1990 5.13 kt -0.8%
1991 5.27 kt +2.8%
1992 5.28 kt +0.1%
1993 5.18 kt -1.8%
1994 5.06 kt -2.3%
1995 4.7 kt -7.1%
1996 4.99 kt +6.2%
1997 5.14 kt +3.1%
1998 5.28 kt +2.6%
1999 4.61 kt -12.7%
2000 4.26 kt -7.6%
2001 3.87 kt -9.2%
2002 3.81 kt -1.6%
2003 4.21 kt +10.5%
2004 3.82 kt -9.2%
2005 4.02 kt +5.3%
2006 4.07 kt +1.2%
2007 4.37 kt +7.2%
2008 4.65 kt +6.5%
2009 3.92 kt -15.7%
2010 4.32 kt +10.1%
2011 5.04 kt +16.7%
2012 4.83 kt -4.0%
2013 4.92 kt +1.8%
2014 4.61 kt -6.3%
2015 4.84 kt +4.8%
2016 5.26 kt +8.8%
2017 5.18 kt -1.6%
2018 5.43 kt +4.9%
2019 5.48 kt +0.9%
2020 5.17 kt -5.6%
2021 6.01 kt +16.3%
2022 5.25 kt -12.7%
2023 6.26 kt +19.1%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 6.26 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.51 kt, 2.5× the median. (77 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 6.26 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.82 kt, 3.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.56 kt 1.88 kt 3.39 kt 9
1970s 3.87 kt 3.36 kt 4.49 kt 10
1980s 5.07 kt 4.67 kt 5.29 kt 10
1990s 5.06 kt 4.61 kt 5.28 kt 10
2000s 4.1 kt 3.81 kt 4.65 kt 10
2010s 4.99 kt 4.32 kt 5.48 kt 10
2020s 5.67 kt 5.17 kt 6.26 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 120 Portugal 6.51 kt compare
  2. 121 Togo 6.4 kt compare
  3. 122 Kyrgyzstan 6.26 kt compare
  4. 124 Burundi 5.92 kt compare
  5. 125 China, Taiwan Province of 5.76 kt compare
  6. 126 Papua New Guinea 5.61 kt compare

See the full ranking of 280 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ipcc agriculture — emissions in Costa Rica?
Ipcc agriculture — emissions in Costa Rica was 6.26 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 6.26 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 1.88 kt in 1961.
How does Costa Rica rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions?
Costa Rica ranks 123rd out of 248 countries with data for 2023.
Is ipcc agriculture — emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
280 places, 15,466 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf