Colombia vs Costa Rica: Emissions from livestock: Emissions (CO2eq) … capita CH4 CO2eq

Colombia
0.001 kt per person
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.0008 kt per person
in 2023
Colombia rank
22nd
Costa Rica rank
25th

Emissions from livestock: Emissions (CO2eq) … capita CH4 CO2eq over time

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
0.0010.0010.0010.0010.0020.002196119922023

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.001 kt per person against 0.0008 kt per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0002 kt per person.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 22nd and Costa Rica ranks 25th of 170 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0016 kt per person 0.0013 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person Colombia
1970s 0.0017 kt per person 0.0015 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person Colombia
1980s 0.0014 kt per person 0.0014 kt per person 0 kt per person Colombia
1990s 0.0013 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person Colombia
2000s 0.0011 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person Colombia
2010s 0.0009 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person Colombia
2020s 0.001 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per capita, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Colombia, at 0.001 kt per person against 0.0008 kt per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per capita between Colombia and Costa Rica?
0.0002 kt per person, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per capita?
Colombia ranks 22nd and Costa Rica ranks 25th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,815 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.