IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita was 1.11 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita in Costa Rica stood at 1.11 t CO2eq/cap.
The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 1.65 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.75 t CO2eq/cap, in 2004.
That places Costa Rica 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.33 t CO2eq/cap | 1.01 t CO2eq/cap | 1.65 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.817 t CO2eq/cap | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | 0.94 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.852 t CO2eq/cap | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | 0.92 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9925 t CO2eq/cap | 0.83 t CO2eq/cap | 1.11 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 40 Finland 1.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 40 Myanmar 1.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 43 Ethiopia 1.06 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 1.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 45 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.03 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.34 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita in Costa Rica?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita in Costa Rica was 1.11 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 t CO2eq/cap in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.