Share global food emissions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share global food emissions was 0.1176 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.1176
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
93rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.1223
in 2011
All-time low
0.0364
in 2006
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Costa Rica, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.1176 for share global food emissions in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 217.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1223 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0364, in 2006.
Costa Rica ranks 93rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0824 | 0.0777 | 0.0862 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0436 | 0.0364 | 0.0815 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1074 | 0.0427 | 0.1223 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More climate change data for Costa Rica
- Share co2 vs population 0.0371 (2100)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 5.15 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population 4.11 million (2025)
- Urban population 79.7% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 1.71 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 285.80 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 1.71 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 1.71 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global food emissions in Costa Rica?
- Share global food emissions in Costa Rica was 0.1176 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1223 in 2011.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0364 in 2006.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share global food emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 93rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 217.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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