Costa Rica vs Tonga: Emissions from livestock: Emissions … CH4 CO2eq square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0782 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga
0.0915 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
20th
Tonga rank
17th
Emissions from livestock: Emissions … CH4 CO2eq square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.0915 kt per square kilometre against 0.0782 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0133 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Tonga ranks 17th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0402 kt per square kilometre | 0.0291 kt per square kilometre | 0.0111 kt per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.0596 kt per square kilometre | 0.0557 kt per square kilometre | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0754 kt per square kilometre | 0.0913 kt per square kilometre | 0.0159 kt per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.0625 kt per square kilometre | 0.0857 kt per square kilometre | 0.0232 kt per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.0452 kt per square kilometre | 0.0867 kt per square kilometre | 0.0415 kt per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.0528 kt per square kilometre | 0.0892 kt per square kilometre | 0.0364 kt per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.0686 kt per square kilometre | 0.0913 kt per square kilometre | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | Tonga |
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 Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.0915 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 Tonga?
- 0.0133 kt per square kilometre, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tonga?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Tonga rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Tonga ranks 17th 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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About this data
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.