Africa vs Costa Rica: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate (CH4)
Africa
2.87 % change on previous year
in 2023
Costa Rica
19.46 % change on previous year
in 2023
Africa rank
3rd
Costa Rica rank
1st
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate (CH4) over time
- Africa
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 19.46 % change on previous year against 2.87 % change on previous year in Africa, a difference of 16.59 % change on previous year.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 6.8 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Africa ranks 3rd and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 32 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.34 % change on previous year | 5.05 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.55 % change on previous year | 3.88 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.29 % change on previous year | 0.4035 % change on previous year | 0.8906 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 1990s | 2.09 % change on previous year | -3.31 % change on previous year | 5.39 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 2000s | 2.67 % change on previous year | -0.3166 % change on previous year | 2.99 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 2010s | 2.36 % change on previous year | 2.23 % change on previous year | 0.1239 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 2020s | 1.81 % change on previous year | 8.81 % change on previous year | 7 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions, annual growth rate, Africa or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 19.46 % change on previous year against 2.87 % change on previous year in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions, annual growth rate between Africa and Costa Rica?
- 16.59 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Costa Rica?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Costa Rica rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions, annual growth rate?
- Africa ranks 3rd and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.