Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was 1,275 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1,275 kt for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) 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 (co2eq) in Costa Rica peaked at 1,275 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,125 kt, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 91st of 194 countries on this measure, 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,125 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,136 kt | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1,147 kt | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1,155 kt | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1,163 kt | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1,169 kt | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,174 kt | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,178 kt | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1,182 kt | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1,186 kt | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,189 kt | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,192 kt | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,195 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,198 kt | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,201 kt | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,204 kt | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,208 kt | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,214 kt | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,220 kt | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,224 kt | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,230 kt | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,237 kt | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,242 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,248 kt | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,251 kt | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,255 kt | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,259 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,261 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,264 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,266 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,267 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,268 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,270 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,275 kt | +0.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1,275 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 299.99 kt, 4.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1,275 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 901.21 kt, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,162 kt | 1,125 kt | 1,186 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,205 kt | 1,189 kt | 1,224 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,251 kt | 1,230 kt | 1,266 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,270 kt | 1,267 kt | 1,275 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 (co2eq) in Costa Rica?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Costa Rica was 1,275 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,275 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,125 kt in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Costa Rica ranks 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.