Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity was 1.78 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.78 kg CO2eq/kg for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Costa Rica peaked at 2.89 kg CO2eq/kg in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2010.
That places Costa Rica 78th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.84 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 2.57 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.5% |
| 1963 | 2.79 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 2.89 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 2.63 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.9% |
| 1966 | 2.58 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 2.77 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 2.61 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 2.68 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 2.68 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 2.67 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 2.58 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 2.76 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 2.39 kg CO2eq/kg | -13.6% |
| 1975 | 2.42 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 2.43 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 2.43 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.43 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.43 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.34 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 2.33 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 2.1 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.9% |
| 1983 | 2.09 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.93 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 1.88 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 1.88 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.9 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.92 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.91 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.81 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 1.86 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.7 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 1.74 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.76 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.85 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 1.91 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.89 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.84 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.83 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.83 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.84 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.83 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.92 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.84 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.84 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.9 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.82 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.85 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg | -24.3% |
| 2011 | 1.86 kg CO2eq/kg | +32.6% |
| 2012 | 1.75 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 1.86 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.85 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.84 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.84 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.84 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.82 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.76 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.76 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.66 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.45 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 1.78 kg CO2eq/kg | +23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.71 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.57 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.89 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.52 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.39 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.76 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.03 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.88 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.34 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.7 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.91 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.82 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.92 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.86 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.45 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.78 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Costa Rica?
- Raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Costa Rica was 1.78 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.89 kg CO2eq/kg in 1964.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity?
- Costa Rica ranks 78th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.