Wildfires in Costa Rica released 88.4 thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (ktCO₂e) into the atmosphere in 2022. This was a decrease of 6.8 percent from the previous year. Between 2001 and 2022, the highest GHG emissions attributable to wildfires occurred in 2017, at nearly 636 ktCO₂e.
Greenhouse gas emissions from wildfires in Costa Rica from 2001 to 2022
(in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Global Forest Watch Fires. (April 2, 2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from wildfires in Costa Rica from 2001 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459521/ghg-emissions-from-wildfires-in-costa-rica/
Global Forest Watch Fires. "Greenhouse gas emissions from wildfires in Costa Rica from 2001 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. April 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459521/ghg-emissions-from-wildfires-in-costa-rica/
Global Forest Watch Fires. (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from wildfires in Costa Rica from 2001 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459521/ghg-emissions-from-wildfires-in-costa-rica/
Global Forest Watch Fires. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Wildfires in Costa Rica from 2001 to 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459521/ghg-emissions-from-wildfires-in-costa-rica/
Global Forest Watch Fires, Greenhouse gas emissions from wildfires in Costa Rica from 2001 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459521/ghg-emissions-from-wildfires-in-costa-rica/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions from wildfires in Costa Rica from 2001 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Global Forest Watch Fires, April 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459521/ghg-emissions-from-wildfires-in-costa-rica/
