Land Surface Temperature in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Land Surface Temperature was 27.31 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
27.31
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
96th
of 191 countries
All-time high
28.19
in 2019
All-time low
27.31
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Land Surface Temperature in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 27.31 for land surface temperature in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land surface temperature in Costa Rica peaked at 28.19 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.31, in 2021.
Costa Rica ranks 96th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.69 | 27.31 | 28.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9 | 27.56 | 28.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.69 | 27.31 | 28.06 | 2 |
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More environment data for Costa Rica
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.33 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0273 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0074 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0288 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land surface temperature in Costa Rica?
- Land surface temperature in Costa Rica was 27.31 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest land surface temperature recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 28.19 in 2019.
- What is the lowest land surface temperature recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.31 in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for land surface temperature?
- Costa Rica ranks 96th out of 191 countries with data for 2021.
- Is land surface temperature rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Land Surface Temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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