Costa Rica - Methane emissions
Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Costa Rica was 2,420 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,390 in 1990 and a minimum value of 1,910 in 2004.
Definition: Agricultural methane emissions are emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,390 |
| 1991 | 3,360 |
| 1992 | 3,310 |
| 1993 | 3,300 |
| 1994 | 2,980 |
| 1995 | 2,630 |
| 1996 | 2,550 |
| 1997 | 2,490 |
| 1998 | 2,500 |
| 1999 | 2,370 |
| 2000 | 2,280 |
| 2001 | 2,190 |
| 2002 | 2,090 |
| 2003 | 2,000 |
| 2004 | 1,910 |
| 2005 | 2,000 |
| 2006 | 1,940 |
| 2007 | 2,110 |
| 2008 | 2,240 |
| 2009 | 2,270 |
| 2010 | 2,280 |
| 2011 | 2,370 |
| 2012 | 2,280 |
| 2013 | 2,330 |
| 2014 | 2,320 |
| 2015 | 2,330 |
| 2016 | 2,480 |
| 2017 | 2,510 |
| 2018 | 2,420 |
Methane emissions in energy sector (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
The value for Methane emissions in energy sector (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Costa Rica was 380.00 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 390.00 in 2017 and a minimum value of 260.00 in 1996.
Definition: Methane emissions from energy processes are emissions from the production, handling, transmission, and combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 380.00 |
| 1991 | 360.00 |
| 1992 | 340.00 |
| 1993 | 320.00 |
| 1994 | 300.00 |
| 1995 | 280.00 |
| 1996 | 260.00 |
| 1997 | 260.00 |
| 1998 | 270.00 |
| 1999 | 280.00 |
| 2000 | 290.00 |
| 2001 | 300.00 |
| 2002 | 320.00 |
| 2003 | 330.00 |
| 2004 | 350.00 |
| 2005 | 360.00 |
| 2006 | 370.00 |
| 2007 | 380.00 |
| 2008 | 380.00 |
| 2009 | 390.00 |
| 2010 | 390.00 |
| 2011 | 390.00 |
| 2012 | 390.00 |
| 2013 | 390.00 |
| 2014 | 390.00 |
| 2015 | 390.00 |
| 2016 | 390.00 |
| 2017 | 390.00 |
| 2018 | 380.00 |
Energy related methane emissions (% of total)
Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Costa Rica was 8.84 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 9.44 in 2006, while its lowest value was 3.79 in 1983.
Definition: Methane emissions from energy processes are emissions from the production, handling, transmission, and combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.
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 | 5.56 |
| 1971 | 5.39 |
| 1972 | 5.20 |
| 1973 | 4.74 |
| 1974 | 4.72 |
| 1975 | 4.56 |
| 1976 | 4.51 |
| 1977 | 4.42 |
| 1978 | 4.35 |
| 1979 | 4.15 |
| 1980 | 4.12 |
| 1981 | 3.90 |
| 1982 | 3.90 |
| 1983 | 3.79 |
| 1984 | 4.48 |
| 1985 | 4.90 |
| 1986 | 4.77 |
| 1987 | 4.78 |
| 1988 | 4.84 |
| 1989 | 4.65 |
| 1990 | 8.86 |
| 1991 | 8.33 |
| 1992 | 7.85 |
| 1993 | 7.29 |
| 1994 | 7.25 |
| 1995 | 7.27 |
| 1996 | 6.75 |
| 1997 | 6.67 |
| 1998 | 6.70 |
| 1999 | 6.97 |
| 2000 | 7.18 |
| 2001 | 7.54 |
| 2002 | 8.16 |
| 2003 | 8.53 |
| 2004 | 9.19 |
| 2005 | 9.14 |
| 2006 | 9.44 |
| 2007 | 9.20 |
| 2008 | 8.84 |
Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)
The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Costa Rica was 4,820 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,870 in 2017 and a minimum value of 3,810 in 2004.
Definition: Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,290 |
| 1991 | 4,320 |
| 1992 | 4,330 |
| 1993 | 4,390 |
| 1994 | 4,140 |
| 1995 | 3,850 |
| 1996 | 3,850 |
| 1997 | 3,900 |
| 1998 | 4,030 |
| 1999 | 4,020 |
| 2000 | 4,040 |
| 2001 | 3,980 |
| 2002 | 3,920 |
| 2003 | 3,870 |
| 2004 | 3,810 |
| 2005 | 3,940 |
| 2006 | 3,920 |
| 2007 | 4,130 |
| 2008 | 4,300 |
| 2009 | 4,370 |
| 2010 | 4,430 |
| 2011 | 4,550 |
| 2012 | 4,490 |
| 2013 | 4,570 |
| 2014 | 4,590 |
| 2015 | 4,640 |
| 2016 | 4,810 |
| 2017 | 4,870 |
| 2018 | 4,820 |
Methane emissions (% change from 1990)
The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Costa Rica was -38.583 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of -0.303 in 1991 and a minimum value of -42.478 in 2008.
Definition: Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production. Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.303 |
| 1992 | -1.139 |
| 1993 | -4.143 |
| 1994 | -11.290 |
| 1995 | -19.019 |
| 1996 | -19.075 |
| 1997 | -20.866 |
| 1998 | -19.114 |
| 1999 | -21.692 |
| 2000 | -22.598 |
| 2001 | -24.408 |
| 2002 | -26.565 |
| 2003 | -27.570 |
| 2004 | -28.819 |
| 2005 | -35.390 |
| 2006 | -37.781 |
| 2007 | -40.172 |
| 2008 | -42.478 |
| 2009 | -40.317 |
| 2010 | -39.787 |
| 2011 | -39.185 |
| 2012 | -38.583 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Emissions
