How does Costa Rica rank for rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square?

Costa Rica ranks 48th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.

Is rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is down 77.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Costa Rica

Name: Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Costa Rica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Costa Rica: Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square was 0.1598 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.1598 t per square kilometre

Change on year

down 43.1%

World rank

48th

of 120 countries

All-time high

0.9382 t per square kilometre

in 1975

All-time low

0.1598 t per square kilometre

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Costa Rica is 0.1598 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 43.1% on the previous year and down 77.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9382 t per square kilometre in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.1598 t per square kilometre, in 2023.

That places Costa Rica 48th out of 120 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.

Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2023.
Year	t per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.5192 t per square kilometre	—
1962	0.558 t per square kilometre	+7.5%
1963	0.5526 t per square kilometre	-1.0%
1964	0.586 t per square kilometre	+6.0%
1965	0.5903 t per square kilometre	+0.7%
1966	0.6 t per square kilometre	+1.6%
1967	0.614 t per square kilometre	+2.3%
1968	0.6678 t per square kilometre	+8.8%
1969	0.5644 t per square kilometre	-15.5%
1970	0.4675 t per square kilometre	-17.2%
1971	0.3824 t per square kilometre	-18.2%
1972	0.3447 t per square kilometre	-9.9%
1973	0.7051 t per square kilometre	+104.6%
1974	0.8566 t per square kilometre	+21.5%
1975	0.9382 t per square kilometre	+9.5%
1976	0.8635 t per square kilometre	-8.0%
1977	0.7652 t per square kilometre	-11.4%
1978	0.8159 t per square kilometre	+6.6%
1979	0.8617 t per square kilometre	+5.6%
1980	0.6463 t per square kilometre	-25.0%
1981	0.8617 t per square kilometre	+33.3%
1982	0.8305 t per square kilometre	-3.6%
1983	0.7884 t per square kilometre	-5.1%
1984	0.7792 t per square kilometre	-1.2%
1985	0.7966 t per square kilometre	+2.2%
1986	0.6497 t per square kilometre	-18.4%
1987	0.5469 t per square kilometre	-15.8%
1988	0.6285 t per square kilometre	+14.9%
1989	0.4658 t per square kilometre	-25.9%
1990	0.5475 t per square kilometre	+17.5%
1991	0.5217 t per square kilometre	-4.7%
1992	0.5678 t per square kilometre	+8.9%
1993	0.451 t per square kilometre	-20.6%
1994	0.4824 t per square kilometre	+7.0%
1995	0.4432 t per square kilometre	-8.1%
1996	0.6199 t per square kilometre	+39.9%
1997	0.6133 t per square kilometre	-1.1%
1998	0.6034 t per square kilometre	-1.6%
1999	0.6965 t per square kilometre	+15.4%
2000	0.7363 t per square kilometre	+5.7%
2001	0.6136 t per square kilometre	-16.7%
2002	0.5159 t per square kilometre	-15.9%
2003	0.5821 t per square kilometre	+12.8%
2004	0.6691 t per square kilometre	+14.9%
2005	0.5951 t per square kilometre	-11.1%
2006	0.5265 t per square kilometre	-11.5%
2007	0.509 t per square kilometre	-3.3%
2008	0.5822 t per square kilometre	+14.4%
2009	0.6822 t per square kilometre	+17.2%
2010	0.8614 t per square kilometre	+26.3%
2011	0.8488 t per square kilometre	-1.5%
2012	0.6089 t per square kilometre	-28.3%
2013	0.7152 t per square kilometre	+17.5%
2014	0.4948 t per square kilometre	-30.8%
2015	0.5267 t per square kilometre	+6.5%
2016	0.5193 t per square kilometre	-1.4%
2017	0.4129 t per square kilometre	-20.5%
2018	0.4166 t per square kilometre	+0.9%
2019	0.3747 t per square kilometre	-10.1%
2020	0.4036 t per square kilometre	+7.7%
2021	0.3551 t per square kilometre	-12.0%
2022	0.2809 t per square kilometre	-20.9%
2023	0.1598 t per square kilometre	-43.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.5836 t per square kilometre	0.5192 t per square kilometre	0.6678 t per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.7001 t per square kilometre	0.3447 t per square kilometre	0.9382 t per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.6994 t per square kilometre	0.4658 t per square kilometre	0.8617 t per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.5547 t per square kilometre	0.4432 t per square kilometre	0.6965 t per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.6012 t per square kilometre	0.509 t per square kilometre	0.7363 t per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.5779 t per square kilometre	0.3747 t per square kilometre	0.8614 t per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.2998 t per square kilometre	0.1598 t per square kilometre	0.4036 t per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

45 Peru 0.1792 t per square kilometre compare
46 Suriname 0.1707 t per square kilometre compare
47 Portugal 0.1678 t per square kilometre compare
49 Bhutan 0.1359 t per square kilometre compare
50 Greece 0.1178 t per square kilometre compare
51 Afghanistan 0.1088 t per square kilometre compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Costa Rica?: Rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Costa Rica was 0.1598 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 0.9382 t per square kilometre in 1975.
What is the lowest rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1598 t per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Costa Rica rank for rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square?: Costa Rica ranks 48th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is down 77.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Rice — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre
Unit: t per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 10 September 2026

Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.