Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) was 0.0273 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 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 0.0273 Mt CO2e for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1277 Mt CO2e in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0179 Mt CO2e, in 1999.
That places Costa Rica 142nd out of 197 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 | 0.0405 Mt CO2e | 0.037 Mt CO2e | 0.0452 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0522 Mt CO2e | 0.0464 Mt CO2e | 0.0587 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0511 Mt CO2e | 0.0179 Mt CO2e | 0.0669 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0738 Mt CO2e | 0.0208 Mt CO2e | 0.1277 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0513 Mt CO2e | 0.026 Mt CO2e | 0.0859 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.027 Mt CO2e | 0.0265 Mt CO2e | 0.0273 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Costa Rica
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 29.32 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 159.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 20.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 65.75 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,045 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.74 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 377.21 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.52 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 167.13 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Costa Rica?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Costa Rica was 0.0273 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 from building (energy) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1277 Mt CO2e in 2006.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0179 Mt CO2e in 1999.
- How does Costa Rica rank for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
- Costa Rica ranks 142nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. 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 from Building (Energy) (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 building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).