Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per was 0.0281 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.0281 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
62nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0282 units per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.0201 units per square kilometre
in 2002
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Costa Rica, 1990–2019

00.010.020.031990200420191990: 0.027 units per square kilometre1991: 0.028 units per square kilometre1992: 0.028 units per square kilometre1993: 0.027 units per square kilometre1994: 0.027 units per square kilometre1995: 0.025 units per square kilometre1996: 0.026 units per square kilometre1997: 0.027 units per square kilometre1998: 0.028 units per square kilometre1999: 0.024 units per square kilometre2000: 0.023 units per square kilometre2001: 0.021 units per square kilometre2002: 0.02 units per square kilometre2003: 0.022 units per square kilometre2004: 0.02 units per square kilometre2005: 0.021 units per square kilometre2006: 0.021 units per square kilometre2007: 0.023 units per square kilometre2008: 0.024 units per square kilometre2009: 0.021 units per square kilometre2010: 0.023 units per square kilometre2011: 0.026 units per square kilometre2012: 0.026 units per square kilometre2013: 0.026 units per square kilometre2014: 0.025 units per square kilometre2015: 0.026 units per square kilometre2016: 0.028 units per square kilometre2017: 0.027 units per square kilometre2018: 0.028 units per square kilometre2019: 0.028 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.0281 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0282 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0201 units per square kilometre, in 2002.

Costa Rica ranks 62nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0272 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0278 units per square kilometre +2.4%
1992 0.0279 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1993 0.0274 units per square kilometre -1.8%
1994 0.0268 units per square kilometre -2.3%
1995 0.0249 units per square kilometre -7.0%
1996 0.0262 units per square kilometre +5.5%
1997 0.0271 units per square kilometre +3.3%
1998 0.0279 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1999 0.0243 units per square kilometre -12.9%
2000 0.0225 units per square kilometre -7.5%
2001 0.0206 units per square kilometre -8.4%
2002 0.0201 units per square kilometre -2.3%
2003 0.0223 units per square kilometre +10.8%
2004 0.0202 units per square kilometre -9.6%
2005 0.0212 units per square kilometre +4.9%
2006 0.0214 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2007 0.0232 units per square kilometre +8.6%
2008 0.0244 units per square kilometre +4.9%
2009 0.0207 units per square kilometre -15.3%
2010 0.0227 units per square kilometre +9.7%
2011 0.0264 units per square kilometre +16.4%
2012 0.0256 units per square kilometre -2.8%
2013 0.0261 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2014 0.0246 units per square kilometre -6.0%
2015 0.0259 units per square kilometre +5.3%
2016 0.0282 units per square kilometre +9.0%
2017 0.027 units per square kilometre -4.2%
2018 0.028 units per square kilometre +3.4%
2019 0.0281 units per square kilometre +0.7%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.0281 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.02 units per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.0281 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0153 units per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0267 units per square kilometre 0.0243 units per square kilometre 0.0279 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0217 units per square kilometre 0.0201 units per square kilometre 0.0244 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0263 units per square kilometre 0.0227 units per square kilometre 0.0282 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 59 Kenya 0.0285 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 60 Romania 0.0283 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 61 Spain 0.0283 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 63 Cambodia 0.0278 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 64 Austria 0.0277 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 65 Uzbekistan 0.0276 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per in Costa Rica?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per in Costa Rica was 0.0281 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0282 units per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0201 units per square kilometre in 2002.
How does Costa Rica rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per?
Costa Rica ranks 62nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
206 places, 6,030 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU 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.