Other — Emissions Share in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Other — Emissions Share was 4.46 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other — Emissions Share in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 4.46 % for other — emissions share in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.1% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other — emissions share in Costa Rica peaked at 6.26 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.61 %, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 137th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Other — Emissions Share in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.61 % | — |
| 1991 | 2.88 % | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 3.65 % | +26.7% |
| 1993 | 3.58 % | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 3.87 % | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 4.14 % | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 3.73 % | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 3.14 % | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 3.58 % | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 3.67 % | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 4.49 % | +22.3% |
| 2001 | 5.21 % | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 5.18 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 5.09 % | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 6.17 % | +21.2% |
| 2005 | 5.74 % | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 5.77 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.99 % | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 5.4 % | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 6.26 % | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 6.17 % | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 5.29 % | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 5.49 % | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 5.76 % | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 6.02 % | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 5.53 % | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 5.3 % | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 5.2 % | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 5.08 % | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 5 % | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 4.66 % | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 4.43 % | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 5.13 % | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 4.46 % | -13.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 4.46 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.2 %, 86% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 4.46 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.29 %, 61% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.49 % | 2.61 % | 4.14 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.53 % | 4.49 % | 6.26 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.48 % | 5 % | 6.17 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.67 % | 4.43 % | 5.13 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 other — emissions share in Costa Rica?
- Other — emissions share in Costa Rica was 4.46 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other — emissions share recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.26 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest other — emissions share recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.61 % in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for other — emissions share?
- Costa Rica ranks 137th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other — emissions share rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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 Other — Emissions Share (N2O). 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.