Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 45.54 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions in Costa Rica is 45.54 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 45.54 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.18 kt, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 81st out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.18 kt | — |
| 1991 | 40.58 kt | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 40.95 kt | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 41.26 kt | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 41.52 kt | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 41.76 kt | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 41.92 kt | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 42.07 kt | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 42.23 kt | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 42.35 kt | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 42.47 kt | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 42.58 kt | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 42.68 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 42.77 kt | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 42.88 kt | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 43 kt | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 43.15 kt | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 43.36 kt | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 43.58 kt | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 43.72 kt | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 43.94 kt | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 44.17 kt | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 44.37 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 44.56 kt | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 44.69 kt | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 44.83 kt | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 44.95 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 45.05 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 45.13 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 45.2 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 45.23 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 45.28 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 45.35 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 45.54 kt | +0.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 45.54 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.71 kt, 4.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 45.54 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.19 kt, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.48 kt | 40.18 kt | 42.35 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.02 kt | 42.47 kt | 43.72 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.69 kt | 43.94 kt | 45.2 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.35 kt | 45.23 kt | 45.54 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Costa Rica?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Costa Rica was 45.54 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 45.54 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.18 kt in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.