Land-use change — Emissions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Land-use change — Emissions was 0.0049 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
In 2023, land-use change — emissions in Costa Rica stood at 0.0049 kt.
The figure 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 0.1273 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.001 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 | 0.0375 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0375 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0375 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0375 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0375 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0375 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0069 kt | -81.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0199 kt | +188.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0426 kt | +114.1% |
| 1999 | 0.018 kt | -57.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0196 kt | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.05 kt | +155.1% |
| 2002 | 0.018 kt | -64.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0401 kt | +122.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0131 kt | -67.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 kt | -79.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 kt | +51.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0826 kt | +1914.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0027 kt | -96.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0087 kt | +222.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0243 kt | +179.3% |
| 2011 | 0.001 kt | -95.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0396 kt | +3860.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0843 kt | +112.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0338 kt | -59.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0906 kt | +168.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0855 kt | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0262 kt | -69.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0197 kt | -24.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0838 kt | +325.4% |
| 2020 | 0.068 kt | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0104 kt | -84.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1273 kt | +1124.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0049 kt | -96.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0312 kt | 0.0069 kt | 0.0426 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0242 kt | 0.0027 kt | 0.0826 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0489 kt | 0.001 kt | 0.0906 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0527 kt | 0.0049 kt | 0.1273 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 0.0049 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 0.1273 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 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 (N2O). 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