Manure Management — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Manure Management — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Manure Management — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manure management — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Costa Rica is 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 15.9% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manure management — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 84th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Manure Management — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +15.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, 63% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manure Management — Emissions (CH4), 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 | +30.8% | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 81 Nigeria 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 82 Kenya 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 83 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 85 Papua New Guinea 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 86 Nicaragua 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 87 Bulgaria 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
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 manure management — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Manure management — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manure management — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest manure management — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for manure management — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 84th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manure management — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. 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 Manure Management — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manure Management — Emissions (CH4) 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.
Manure Management — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Manure Management — Emissions 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
Manure Management — Emissions (CH4) 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.