Waste — Emissions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Waste — Emissions was 0.662 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Waste — Emissions in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions in Costa Rica is 0.662 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Costa Rica peaked at 0.662 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0832 kt, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 87th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Waste — Emissions in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0832 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0.0867 kt | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0908 kt | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0954 kt | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1 kt | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.105 kt | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.11 kt | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.115 kt | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.119 kt | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.123 kt | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.128 kt | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.132 kt | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.136 kt | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.139 kt | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.147 kt | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.157 kt | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.16 kt | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.165 kt | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.173 kt | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.182 kt | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.182 kt | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.181 kt | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.196 kt | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.204 kt | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.214 kt | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.218 kt | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.231 kt | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.236 kt | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.254 kt | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.261 kt | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.27 kt | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.28 kt | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.295 kt | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.305 kt | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.316 kt | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.324 kt | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.337 kt | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.352 kt | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.362 kt | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.371 kt | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.382 kt | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.39 kt | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4 kt | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.411 kt | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.423 kt | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.437 kt | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.453 kt | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.467 kt | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.479 kt | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.488 kt | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.496 kt | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.504 kt | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.516 kt | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.527 kt | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.542 kt | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.555 kt | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.57 kt | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.585 kt | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.61 kt | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.618 kt | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.632 kt | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.647 kt | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.662 kt | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1006 kt | 0.0832 kt | 0.119 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.146 kt | 0.123 kt | 0.173 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2098 kt | 0.181 kt | 0.254 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3102 kt | 0.261 kt | 0.362 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4213 kt | 0.371 kt | 0.479 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5393 kt | 0.488 kt | 0.61 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6398 kt | 0.618 kt | 0.662 kt | 4 |
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 waste — emissions in Costa Rica?
- Waste — emissions in Costa Rica was 0.662 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.662 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0832 kt in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for waste — emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf