Waste — Emissions Share (N2O) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Waste — Emissions Share (N2O) was 8.58 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 8.58 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Costa Rica peaked at 9.46 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.22 %, in 1992.
Costa Rica ranks 45th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share (N2O) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.28 % | — |
| 1991 | 4.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.22 % | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 4.44 % | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 4.63 % | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 5.17 % | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 4.89 % | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 4.71 % | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 4.93 % | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 5.66 % | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 6.83 % | +20.7% |
| 2001 | 7.74 % | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 8.08 % | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 7.54 % | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 8.34 % | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 8.23 % | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 8.33 % | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 7.95 % | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 7.98 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 9.29 % | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 8.73 % | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 7.91 % | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 8.17 % | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 8.14 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 8.81 % | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 8.64 % | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 8.22 % | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 8.65 % | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 8.54 % | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 8.77 % | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 9.41 % | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 8.53 % | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 9.46 % | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 8.58 % | -9.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 8.58 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.84 %, 1.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 8.58 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.74 %, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.72 % | 4.22 % | 5.66 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.03 % | 6.83 % | 9.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.46 % | 7.91 % | 8.81 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 % | 8.53 % | 9.46 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 42 Afghanistan 8.85 % compare
- 43 Republic of Korea 8.69 % compare
- 44 Dominica 8.59 % compare
- 46 Cabo Verde 8.54 % compare
- 47 Cyprus 8.53 % compare
- 48 Rwanda 8.52 % compare
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 waste — emissions share in Costa Rica?
- Waste — emissions share in Costa Rica was 8.58 % 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 9.46 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.22 % in 1992.
- How does Costa Rica rank for waste — emissions share?
- Costa Rica ranks 45th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 (N2O). 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.