GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane was 4,631 in 2015. ▼ Falling
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane in Costa Rica, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 4,631 for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in 2015.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in Costa Rica peaked at 5,186 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,802, in 2006.
That places Costa Rica 113th out of 202 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,749 | 4,337 | 5,186 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,124 | 3,802 | 4,379 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,585 | 4,492 | 4,631 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in Costa Rica?
- Ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in Costa Rica was 4,631 in 2015, according to Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).
- What is the highest ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5,186 in 1990.
- What is the lowest ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,802 in 2006.
- How does Costa Rica rank for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane?
- Costa Rica ranks 113th out of 202 countries with data for 2015.
- Is ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021), published as part of GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
GHG emissions from food systems disaggregated by gas are generated from EDGAR-FOOD, a global emission inventory of GHGs from the food systems. EDGAR-FOOD has been developed to aid the understanding of the activities underlying the energy demand and use, agriculture and land use change emissions associated with the production, distribution, consumption and disposal of food through the various stages and sectors of the composite global food system. These data were complemented with data from the FAOSTAT database on GHG emissions from land use related to agriculture (FAO, 2020). EDGAR-FOOD represents the first database consistently covering each stage of the food chain for all countries with yearly frequency for the period 1990-2015. Details regarding the methodology applied are available in Crippa et al. (2021).