Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 1,503 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,503 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
89th
of 221 countries
All-time high
1,503 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,273 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Costa Rica, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k1990200620231990: 1.3k kt1991: 1.3k kt1992: 1.3k kt1993: 1.3k kt1994: 1.3k kt1995: 1.4k kt1996: 1.4k kt1997: 1.4k kt1998: 1.4k kt1999: 1.4k kt2000: 1.4k kt2001: 1.4k kt2002: 1.4k kt2003: 1.4k kt2004: 1.4k kt2005: 1.4k kt2006: 1.4k kt2007: 1.4k kt2008: 1.4k kt2009: 1.5k kt2010: 1.5k kt2011: 1.5k kt2012: 1.5k kt2013: 1.5k kt2014: 1.5k kt2015: 1.5k kt2016: 1.5k kt2017: 1.5k kt2018: 1.5k kt2019: 1.5k kt2020: 1.5k kt2021: 1.5k kt2022: 1.5k kt2023: 1.5k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Costa Rica stood at 1,503 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 (co2eq) from ch4 in Costa Rica peaked at 1,503 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,273 kt, in 1990.

That places Costa Rica 89th out of 221 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,273 kt
1991 1,290 kt +1.3%
1992 1,302 kt +1.0%
1993 1,315 kt +1.0%
1994 1,329 kt +1.0%
1995 1,354 kt +1.9%
1996 1,364 kt +0.7%
1997 1,370 kt +0.4%
1998 1,379 kt +0.7%
1999 1,387 kt +0.6%
2000 1,393 kt +0.4%
2001 1,399 kt +0.5%
2002 1,408 kt +0.6%
2003 1,406 kt -0.2%
2004 1,413 kt +0.5%
2005 1,420 kt +0.5%
2006 1,430 kt +0.7%
2007 1,441 kt +0.8%
2008 1,448 kt +0.5%
2009 1,452 kt +0.3%
2010 1,462 kt +0.7%
2011 1,469 kt +0.5%
2012 1,480 kt +0.8%
2013 1,490 kt +0.6%
2014 1,486 kt -0.2%
2015 1,476 kt -0.7%
2016 1,481 kt +0.4%
2017 1,486 kt +0.3%
2018 1,490 kt +0.3%
2019 1,494 kt +0.2%
2020 1,495 kt +0.1%
2021 1,494 kt -0.1%
2022 1,497 kt +0.2%
2023 1,503 kt +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,336 kt 1,273 kt 1,387 kt 10
2000s 1,421 kt 1,393 kt 1,452 kt 10
2010s 1,481 kt 1,462 kt 1,494 kt 10
2020s 1,497 kt 1,494 kt 1,503 kt 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 86 Lebanon 1,594 kt compare
  2. 87 Serbia and Montenegro 1,527 kt compare
  3. 88 Chad 1,514 kt compare
  4. 90 Burundi 1,450 kt compare
  5. 91 Mali 1,424 kt compare
  6. 92 Austria 1,367 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Costa Rica?
Pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Costa Rica was 1,503 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1,503 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 1,273 kt in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Costa Rica ranks 89th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,102 data points, 1990–2023
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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