Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Emissions on in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Emissions on was 0.0566 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0566 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
56th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.0747 units per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.042 units per square kilometre
in 2004
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Emissions on in Costa Rica, 1990–2019

00.020.040.060.081990200420191990: 0.075 units per square kilometre1991: 0.074 units per square kilometre1992: 0.073 units per square kilometre1993: 0.073 units per square kilometre1994: 0.066 units per square kilometre1995: 0.058 units per square kilometre1996: 0.056 units per square kilometre1997: 0.055 units per square kilometre1998: 0.056 units per square kilometre1999: 0.052 units per square kilometre2000: 0.05 units per square kilometre2001: 0.048 units per square kilometre2002: 0.046 units per square kilometre2003: 0.044 units per square kilometre2004: 0.042 units per square kilometre2005: 0.044 units per square kilometre2006: 0.043 units per square kilometre2007: 0.047 units per square kilometre2008: 0.049 units per square kilometre2009: 0.05 units per square kilometre2010: 0.05 units per square kilometre2011: 0.052 units per square kilometre2012: 0.05 units per square kilometre2013: 0.051 units per square kilometre2014: 0.051 units per square kilometre2015: 0.052 units per square kilometre2016: 0.055 units per square kilometre2017: 0.055 units per square kilometre2018: 0.056 units per square kilometre2019: 0.057 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - emissions on in Costa Rica stood at 0.0566 units per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - emissions on in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0747 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.042 units per square kilometre, in 2004.

That places Costa Rica 56th out of 208 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Emissions on in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0747 units per square kilometre
1991 0.074 units per square kilometre -0.9%
1992 0.0728 units per square kilometre -1.6%
1993 0.0726 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1994 0.0656 units per square kilometre -9.6%
1995 0.0579 units per square kilometre -11.8%
1996 0.0562 units per square kilometre -3.0%
1997 0.055 units per square kilometre -2.1%
1998 0.0557 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1999 0.0525 units per square kilometre -5.9%
2000 0.0505 units per square kilometre -3.7%
2001 0.0483 units per square kilometre -4.4%
2002 0.046 units per square kilometre -4.8%
2003 0.0442 units per square kilometre -3.8%
2004 0.042 units per square kilometre -4.9%
2005 0.0439 units per square kilometre +4.5%
2006 0.0426 units per square kilometre -3.1%
2007 0.0467 units per square kilometre +9.6%
2008 0.0491 units per square kilometre +5.2%
2009 0.0499 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2010 0.0502 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2011 0.052 units per square kilometre +3.6%
2012 0.0503 units per square kilometre -3.4%
2013 0.0515 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2014 0.051 units per square kilometre -1.0%
2015 0.0516 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2016 0.0547 units per square kilometre +6.2%
2017 0.0551 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2018 0.0558 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2019 0.0566 units per square kilometre +1.5%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.0566 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0218 units per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (80 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.0566 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0348 units per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0637 units per square kilometre 0.0525 units per square kilometre 0.0747 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0463 units per square kilometre 0.042 units per square kilometre 0.0505 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0529 units per square kilometre 0.0502 units per square kilometre 0.0566 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 53 Burundi 0.0583 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 54 Uzbekistan 0.0583 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 55 Slovenia 0.0582 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 57 Poland 0.0556 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 58 Spain 0.0548 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 59 Azerbaijan 0.0529 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - emissions on in Costa Rica?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - emissions on in Costa Rica was 0.0566 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - emissions on recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0747 units per square kilometre in 1990.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - emissions on recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.042 units per square kilometre in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - emissions on?
Costa Rica ranks 56th out of 208 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - emissions on rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
209 places, 6,088 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.