Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 53.67 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
53.67 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
89th
of 227 countries
All-time high
53.67 kt
in 2023
All-time low
45.46 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Costa Rica, 1990–2023

02040601990200620231990: 45.5 kt1991: 46.1 kt1992: 46.5 kt1993: 47 kt1994: 47.5 kt1995: 48.4 kt1996: 48.7 kt1997: 48.9 kt1998: 49.3 kt1999: 49.5 kt2000: 49.7 kt2001: 50 kt2002: 50.3 kt2003: 50.2 kt2004: 50.5 kt2005: 50.7 kt2006: 51.1 kt2007: 51.5 kt2008: 51.7 kt2009: 51.9 kt2010: 52.2 kt2011: 52.5 kt2012: 52.9 kt2013: 53.2 kt2014: 53.1 kt2015: 52.7 kt2016: 52.9 kt2017: 53.1 kt2018: 53.2 kt2019: 53.3 kt2020: 53.4 kt2021: 53.4 kt2022: 53.5 kt2023: 53.7 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions in Costa Rica stood at 53.67 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 53.67 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.46 kt, in 1990.

That places Costa Rica 89th out of 227 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4) in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 45.46 kt —
1991 46.06 kt +1.3%
1992 46.51 kt +1.0%
1993 46.97 kt +1.0%
1994 47.46 kt +1.0%
1995 48.37 kt +1.9%
1996 48.73 kt +0.7%
1997 48.91 kt +0.4%
1998 49.25 kt +0.7%
1999 49.53 kt +0.6%
2000 49.73 kt +0.4%
2001 49.96 kt +0.5%
2002 50.28 kt +0.6%
2003 50.2 kt -0.2%
2004 50.47 kt +0.5%
2005 50.73 kt +0.5%
2006 51.06 kt +0.7%
2007 51.48 kt +0.8%
2008 51.73 kt +0.5%
2009 51.87 kt +0.3%
2010 52.21 kt +0.7%
2011 52.46 kt +0.5%
2012 52.86 kt +0.8%
2013 53.2 kt +0.6%
2014 53.08 kt -0.2%
2015 52.71 kt -0.7%
2016 52.89 kt +0.4%
2017 53.06 kt +0.3%
2018 53.23 kt +0.3%
2019 53.34 kt +0.2%
2020 53.4 kt +0.1%
2021 53.36 kt -0.1%
2022 53.45 kt +0.2%
2023 53.67 kt +0.4%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 53.67 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.72 kt, 3.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 53.67 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.73 kt, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 47.73 kt 45.46 kt 49.53 kt 10
2000s 50.75 kt 49.73 kt 51.87 kt 10
2010s 52.9 kt 52.21 kt 53.34 kt 10
2020s 53.47 kt 53.36 kt 53.67 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 86 Lebanon 56.94 kt compare
  2. 87 Serbia and Montenegro 54.53 kt compare
  3. 88 Chad 54.07 kt compare
  4. 90 Burundi 51.79 kt compare
  5. 91 Mali 50.85 kt compare
  6. 92 Austria 48.82 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in Costa Rica?
Pre- and post-production — emissions in Costa Rica was 53.67 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 53.67 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 45.46 kt in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
Costa Rica ranks 89th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
282 places, 9,234 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.