Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) was 0.6264 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.6264 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
169th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.66 kt
in 1999
All-time low
0.2335 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

00.20.40.6196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Costa Rica is 0.6264 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Costa Rica peaked at 0.66 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2335 kt, in 1961.

Costa Rica ranks 169th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 0.2335 kt
1962 0.2391 kt +2.4%
1963 0.2531 kt +5.9%
1964 0.3076 kt +21.5%
1965 0.3356 kt +9.1%
1966 0.3929 kt +17.1%
1967 0.4013 kt +2.1%
1968 0.4041 kt +0.7%
1969 0.4097 kt +1.4%
1970 0.4153 kt +1.4%
1971 0.4181 kt +0.7%
1972 0.4209 kt +0.7%
1973 0.4265 kt +1.3%
1974 0.4293 kt +0.7%
1975 0.4586 kt +6.8%
1976 0.4614 kt +0.6%
1977 0.4614 kt +0.0%
1978 0.4614 kt +0.0%
1979 0.4754 kt +3.0%
1980 0.4894 kt +2.9%
1981 0.5062 kt +3.4%
1982 0.5467 kt +8.0%
1983 0.5467 kt +0.0%
1984 0.5467 kt +0.0%
1985 0.5467 kt +0.0%
1986 0.5467 kt +0.0%
1987 0.5467 kt +0.0%
1988 0.5467 kt +0.0%
1989 0.5467 kt +0.0%
1990 0.5467 kt +0.0%
1991 0.5467 kt +0.0%
1992 0.5467 kt +0.0%
1993 0.646 kt +18.2%
1994 0.5467 kt -15.4%
1995 0.5467 kt +0.0%
1996 0.5467 kt +0.0%
1997 0.5467 kt +0.0%
1998 0.5467 kt +0.0%
1999 0.66 kt +20.7%
2000 0.5747 kt -12.9%
2001 0.5467 kt -4.9%
2002 0.5831 kt +6.7%
2003 0.5747 kt -1.4%
2004 0.5747 kt +0.0%
2005 0.5747 kt +0.0%
2006 0.5747 kt +0.0%
2007 0.5747 kt +0.0%
2008 0.5747 kt +0.0%
2009 0.5831 kt +1.5%
2010 0.5831 kt +0.0%
2011 0.5887 kt +1.0%
2012 0.6236 kt +5.9%
2013 0.6236 kt +0.0%
2014 0.6236 kt +0.0%
2015 0.618 kt -0.9%
2016 0.618 kt +0.0%
2017 0.618 kt +0.0%
2018 0.6208 kt +0.5%
2019 0.6236 kt +0.5%
2020 0.6236 kt +0.0%
2021 0.6236 kt +0.0%
2022 0.6264 kt +0.4%
2023 0.6264 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3308 kt 0.2335 kt 0.4097 kt 9
1970s 0.4428 kt 0.4153 kt 0.4754 kt 10
1980s 0.5369 kt 0.4894 kt 0.5467 kt 10
1990s 0.568 kt 0.5467 kt 0.66 kt 10
2000s 0.5736 kt 0.5467 kt 0.5831 kt 10
2010s 0.6141 kt 0.5831 kt 0.6236 kt 10
2020s 0.625 kt 0.6236 kt 0.6264 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 166 Brunei Darussalam 0.9941 kt compare
  2. 167 Mauritius 0.8362 kt compare
  3. 168 Sao Tome and Principe 0.7313 kt compare
  4. 170 Malta 0.5289 kt compare
  5. 171 Guadeloupe 0.4838 kt compare
  6. 172 New Caledonia 0.4237 kt compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Costa Rica?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Costa Rica was 0.6264 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.66 kt in 1999.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2335 kt in 1961.
How does Costa Rica rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq)?
Costa Rica ranks 169th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 12,747 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.