Savanna fires — Emissions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Savanna fires — Emissions was 0.2424 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Emissions in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — emissions in Costa Rica stood at 0.2424 kt.
That represents a change of up 64.3% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4768 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0594 kt, in 1997.
Costa Rica ranks 79th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2126 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.2126 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2126 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2126 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2126 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2126 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0996 kt | -53.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0594 kt | -40.4% |
| 1998 | 0.082 kt | +38.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0941 kt | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 0.091 kt | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2952 kt | +224.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1713 kt | -42.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3248 kt | +89.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2796 kt | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1552 kt | -44.5% |
| 2006 | 0.122 kt | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1901 kt | +55.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1543 kt | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 0.149 kt | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1994 kt | +33.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0628 kt | -68.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1866 kt | +197.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4111 kt | +120.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3149 kt | -23.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2706 kt | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4768 kt | +76.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2503 kt | -47.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3067 kt | +22.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2748 kt | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2203 kt | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1542 kt | -30.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3371 kt | +118.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1475 kt | -56.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2424 kt | +64.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1611 kt | 0.0594 kt | 0.2126 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1933 kt | 0.091 kt | 0.3248 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2754 kt | 0.0628 kt | 0.4768 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2203 kt | 0.1475 kt | 0.3371 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More climate change data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.34 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions in Costa Rica?
- Savanna fires — emissions in Costa Rica was 0.2424 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4768 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0594 kt in 1997.
- How does Costa Rica rank for savanna fires — emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 79th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. 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 Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.