Rice — Emissions intensity in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Rice — Emissions intensity was 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.02 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 50.8%
World rank
92nd
of 127 countries
All-time high
1.02 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
All-time low
0.388 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Emissions intensity in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg for rice — emissions intensity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.8% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in Costa Rica peaked at 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.388 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2009.

Costa Rica ranks 92nd of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.8202 kg CO2eq/kg 0.7137 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9439 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.6595 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5036 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8731 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.5359 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4037 kg CO2eq/kg 0.7634 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.4986 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4342 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5593 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.5133 kg CO2eq/kg 0.388 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6057 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.5768 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4713 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6844 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.7708 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6161 kg CO2eq/kg 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 89 China, Taiwan Province of 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 90 Viet Nam 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 91 Türkiye 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 93 Republic of Korea 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 94 Cameroon 1 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 95 Australia 0.999 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — emissions intensity in Costa Rica?
Rice — emissions intensity in Costa Rica was 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.388 kg CO2eq/kg in 2009.
How does Costa Rica rank for rice — emissions intensity?
Costa Rica ranks 92nd out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. 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 Rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
159 places, 9,188 data points, 1961–2023
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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.