Costa Rica vs Nepal: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4, per square

Costa Rica
0.0782 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal
0.0847 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
20th
Nepal rank
18th

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4, per square over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nepal
0.040.060.080.10.12196119922023

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.0847 kt per square kilometre against 0.0782 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0065 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 20th and Nepal ranks 18th of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0402 kt per square kilometre 0.0522 kt per square kilometre 0.012 kt per square kilometre Nepal
1970s 0.0596 kt per square kilometre 0.0647 kt per square kilometre 0.0051 kt per square kilometre Nepal
1980s 0.0754 kt per square kilometre 0.0793 kt per square kilometre 0.0039 kt per square kilometre Nepal
1990s 0.0625 kt per square kilometre 0.0871 kt per square kilometre 0.0246 kt per square kilometre Nepal
2000s 0.0452 kt per square kilometre 0.1011 kt per square kilometre 0.0559 kt per square kilometre Nepal
2010s 0.0528 kt per square kilometre 0.1196 kt per square kilometre 0.0668 kt per square kilometre Nepal
2020s 0.0686 kt per square kilometre 0.1152 kt per square kilometre 0.0467 kt per square kilometre Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square, Costa Rica or Nepal?
Nepal, at 0.0847 kt per square kilometre against 0.0782 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square between Costa Rica and Nepal?
0.0065 kt per square kilometre, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nepal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Nepal rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square?
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Nepal ranks 18th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.