Waste — Emissions Share in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Waste — Emissions Share was 34.29 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Costa Rica is 34.29 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Costa Rica peaked at 42.39 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 18.88 %, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 69th out of 208 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.52 % | 18.88 % | 33.19 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.91 % | 34.73 % | 42.39 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.92 % | 35.81 % | 39.38 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.58 % | 33.81 % | 40.83 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More climate change data for Costa Rica
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 3,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 942.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 2,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 100.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 688.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 623.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 65.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 2.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 2.34 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Costa Rica?
- Waste — emissions share in Costa Rica was 34.29 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 42.39 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.88 % in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for waste — emissions share?
- Costa Rica ranks 69th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.