Costa Rica - Agricultural methane emissions
Agricultural methane emissions (% of total)
Agricultural methane emissions (% of total) in Costa Rica was 52.09 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 88.27 in 1981, while its lowest value was 49.49 in 2006.
Definition: Agricultural methane emissions are emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.
Source: World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 86.76 |
| 1971 | 86.83 |
| 1972 | 86.98 |
| 1973 | 87.88 |
| 1974 | 87.74 |
| 1975 | 87.87 |
| 1976 | 87.74 |
| 1977 | 87.71 |
| 1978 | 87.80 |
| 1979 | 88.05 |
| 1980 | 87.87 |
| 1981 | 88.27 |
| 1982 | 88.07 |
| 1983 | 88.11 |
| 1984 | 87.39 |
| 1985 | 86.44 |
| 1986 | 86.23 |
| 1987 | 85.73 |
| 1988 | 85.16 |
| 1989 | 84.96 |
| 1990 | 79.02 |
| 1991 | 77.78 |
| 1992 | 76.44 |
| 1993 | 75.17 |
| 1994 | 71.98 |
| 1995 | 68.31 |
| 1996 | 66.23 |
| 1997 | 63.85 |
| 1998 | 62.03 |
| 1999 | 58.96 |
| 2000 | 56.44 |
| 2001 | 55.03 |
| 2002 | 53.32 |
| 2003 | 51.68 |
| 2004 | 50.13 |
| 2005 | 50.76 |
| 2006 | 49.49 |
| 2007 | 51.09 |
| 2008 | 52.09 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Emissions
