How have things changed? in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: How have things changed? was 44,308 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
44,308 metric tons
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
116th
of 215 countries
All-time high
50,937 metric tons
in 2002
All-time low
3,300 metric tons
in 1966
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed? in Costa Rica, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 44,308 metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Costa Rica peaked at 50,937 metric tons in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3,300 metric tons, in 1966.
That places Costa Rica 116th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed? in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 3,400 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 3,300 metric tons | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 3,500 metric tons | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 5,000 metric tons | +42.9% |
| 1969 | 4,100 metric tons | -18.0% |
| 1970 | 8,100 metric tons | +97.6% |
| 1971 | 10,560 metric tons | +30.4% |
| 1972 | 12,550 metric tons | +18.8% |
| 1973 | 12,360 metric tons | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 15,554 metric tons | +25.8% |
| 1975 | 16,174 metric tons | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 14,201 metric tons | -12.2% |
| 1977 | 15,401 metric tons | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 22,655 metric tons | +47.1% |
| 1979 | 20,785 metric tons | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 16,453 metric tons | -20.8% |
| 1981 | 16,051 metric tons | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 12,625 metric tons | -21.3% |
| 1983 | 11,187 metric tons | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 16,575 metric tons | +48.2% |
| 1985 | 20,489 metric tons | +23.6% |
| 1986 | 23,057 metric tons | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 17,240 metric tons | -25.2% |
| 1988 | 17,069 metric tons | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 17,440 metric tons | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 18,943 metric tons | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 18,018 metric tons | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 18,254 metric tons | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 19,507 metric tons | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 21,044 metric tons | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 24,197 metric tons | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 31,321 metric tons | +29.4% |
| 1997 | 33,696 metric tons | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 32,597 metric tons | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 37,353 metric tons | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 44,871 metric tons | +20.1% |
| 2001 | 44,536 metric tons | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 50,937 metric tons | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 50,102 metric tons | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 44,708 metric tons | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 45,527 metric tons | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 39,157 metric tons | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 45,516 metric tons | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 48,464 metric tons | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 44,568 metric tons | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 44,755 metric tons | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 41,644 metric tons | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 42,332 metric tons | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 48,910 metric tons | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 41,512 metric tons | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 38,310 metric tons | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 33,989 metric tons | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 33,623 metric tons | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 36,378 metric tons | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 39,815 metric tons | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 42,948 metric tons | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 46,907 metric tons | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 50,441 metric tons | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 45,695 metric tons | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 44,308 metric tons | -3.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 44,308 metric tons is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,758 metric tons, 2.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 44,308 metric tons is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,187 metric tons, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +97.6% | 4,100 metric tons | 8,100 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,860 metric tons | 3,300 metric tons | 5,000 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 14,834 metric tons | 8,100 metric tons | 22,655 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,819 metric tons | 11,187 metric tons | 23,057 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,493 metric tons | 18,018 metric tons | 37,353 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,839 metric tons | 39,157 metric tons | 50,937 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,127 metric tons | 33,623 metric tons | 48,910 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,060 metric tons | 42,948 metric tons | 50,441 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 how have things changed? in Costa Rica?
- How have things changed? in Costa Rica was 44,308 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 50,937 metric tons in 2002.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,300 metric tons in 1966.
- How does Costa Rica rank for how have things changed??
- Costa Rica ranks 116th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.