Waste — Emissions Share in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Waste — Emissions Share was 0.82 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
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 0.82 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Costa Rica peaked at 22.37 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, -7.62 %, in 1991.
That places Costa Rica 6th out of 148 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.89 % | -7.62 % | 22.37 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 % | 0.98 % | 2.71 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.91 % | 1.02 % | 5.44 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9725 % | 0.82 % | 1.24 % | 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 0.82 % 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 22.37 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.62 % in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for waste — emissions share?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.7%. 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 Share (CO2). 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.