Land-use change — Emissions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Land-use change — Emissions was 0.0532 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land-use change — Emissions in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions in Costa Rica is 0.0532 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 96.2% on the previous year and down 94.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 1.45 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0106 kt, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 53rd out of 218 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land-use change — Emissions in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4953 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.4953 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4953 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4953 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4953 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4953 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2355 kt | -52.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6766 kt | +187.3% |
| 1998 | 1.45 kt | +114.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6115 kt | -57.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6673 kt | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.548 kt | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1969 kt | -64.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4389 kt | +122.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1436 kt | -67.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0293 kt | -79.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0452 kt | +54.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9045 kt | +1901.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0293 kt | -96.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0958 kt | +227.0% |
| 2010 | 0.266 kt | +177.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0106 kt | -96.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4336 kt | +3990.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9231 kt | +112.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3698 kt | -59.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9922 kt | +168.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9364 kt | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2873 kt | -69.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2155 kt | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9178 kt | +325.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7449 kt | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1144 kt | -84.6% |
| 2022 | 1.39 kt | +1118.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0532 kt | -96.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5945 kt | 0.2355 kt | 1.45 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3099 kt | 0.0293 kt | 0.9045 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5352 kt | 0.0106 kt | 0.9922 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5766 kt | 0.0532 kt | 1.39 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 land-use change — emissions in Costa Rica?
- Land-use change — emissions in Costa Rica was 0.0532 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0106 kt in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for land-use change — emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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