Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 41,870 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Costa Rica stood at 41,870 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 178.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Costa Rica peaked at 93,629 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,694 t, in 2011.
Costa Rica ranks 49th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,567 t | — |
| 1991 | 31,567 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 31,567 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 31,567 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 31,567 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 31,567 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 33,286 t | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 15,418 t | -53.7% |
| 1998 | 15,547 t | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 23,786 t | +53.0% |
| 2000 | 11,831 t | -50.3% |
| 2001 | 44,973 t | +280.1% |
| 2002 | 18,811 t | -58.2% |
| 2003 | 31,556 t | +67.7% |
| 2004 | 33,416 t | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 13,354 t | -60.0% |
| 2006 | 11,102 t | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 31,710 t | +185.6% |
| 2008 | 12,353 t | -61.0% |
| 2009 | 16,078 t | +30.2% |
| 2010 | 18,606 t | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 2,694 t | -85.5% |
| 2012 | 33,139 t | +1130.2% |
| 2013 | 52,850 t | +59.5% |
| 2014 | 40,132 t | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 31,792 t | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 93,629 t | +194.5% |
| 2017 | 45,224 t | -51.7% |
| 2018 | 45,744 t | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 52,291 t | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 32,678 t | -37.5% |
| 2021 | 21,044 t | -35.6% |
| 2022 | 75,471 t | +258.6% |
| 2023 | 15,053 t | -80.1% |
| 2024 | 41,870 t | +178.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 41,870 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,751 t, 8.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1130.2% | 2,694 t | 33,139 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,744 t | 15,418 t | 33,286 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,518 t | 11,102 t | 44,973 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,610 t | 2,694 t | 93,629 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,223 t | 15,053 t | 75,471 t | 5 |
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 woody savanna — burning crop residues in Costa Rica?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in Costa Rica was 41,870 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 93,629 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,694 t in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.