Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Emissions from livestock: Emissions (CO2eq) … CO2eq square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.1009 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.101 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
24th
Nicaragua rank
23rd

Emissions from livestock: Emissions (CO2eq) … CO2eq square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nicaragua
0.020.040.060.080.1196119922023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.101 kt per square kilometre against 0.1009 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 24th and Nicaragua ranks 23rd of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0511 kt per square kilometre 0.0346 kt per square kilometre 0.0164 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 0.0756 kt per square kilometre 0.0463 kt per square kilometre 0.0294 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.0956 kt per square kilometre 0.0421 kt per square kilometre 0.0536 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.08 kt per square kilometre 0.0523 kt per square kilometre 0.0277 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0589 kt per square kilometre 0.0651 kt per square kilometre 0.0062 kt per square kilometre Nicaragua
2010s 0.0686 kt per square kilometre 0.0862 kt per square kilometre 0.0175 kt per square kilometre Nicaragua
2020s 0.0886 kt per square kilometre 0.0985 kt per square kilometre 0.0099 kt per square kilometre Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.101 kt per square kilometre against 0.1009 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Nicaragua ranks 23rd of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (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) (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) (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.