Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Forest fires in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Forest fires was 18.42 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
18.42
Change on year
up 43.0%
World rank
53rd
of 207 countries
All-time high
27.14
in 2015
All-time low
0.2008
in 2011
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

01020301990200420191990: 9.81991: 9.81992: 9.81993: 9.81994: 9.81995: 9.81996: 31997: 61998: 11.81999: 5.82000: 5.62001: 12.42002: 5.42003: 10.72004: 5.22005: 1.82006: 0.4812007: 17.92008: 0.3012009: 4.62010: 5.12011: 0.2012012: 16.12013: 17.72014: 6.42015: 27.12016: 26.52017: 82018: 12.92019: 18.4

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 18.42 for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires in 2019.

The figure is up 43.0% on the previous year and up 302.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires in Costa Rica peaked at 27.14 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2008, in 2011.

Costa Rica ranks 53rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.54 2.97 11.83 10
2000s 6.43 0.3013 17.87 10
2010s 13.85 0.2008 27.14 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires in Costa Rica?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires in Costa Rica was 18.42 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 27.14 in 2015.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2008 in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires?
Costa Rica ranks 53rd out of 207 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 302.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Forest fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Forest fires
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).