Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 6.38 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 6.38 Mt CO2e for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Costa Rica peaked at 6.38 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.44 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 117th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.09 Mt CO2e | 3.44 Mt CO2e | 4.79 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.17 Mt CO2e | 4.88 Mt CO2e | 5.42 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.83 Mt CO2e | 4.46 Mt CO2e | 5.24 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.52 Mt CO2e | 4.26 Mt CO2e | 5.04 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.11 Mt CO2e | 4.86 Mt CO2e | 5.49 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.73 Mt CO2e | 5.13 Mt CO2e | 6.38 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Costa Rica
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0081 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 6.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0041 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.63 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 12,168 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 32,140 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 44,308 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.4939 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Costa Rica?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Costa Rica was 6.38 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.38 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.44 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Costa Rica ranks 117th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).