Costa Rica vs Nepal: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre (CH4)
Costa Rica
0.0028 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal
0.003 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
20th
Nepal rank
18th
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre (CH4) over time
- Costa Rica
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.003 kt per square kilometre against 0.0028 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0002 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 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 1970s | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 1980s | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 1990s | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 0.003 kt per square kilometre against 0.0028 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Nepal?
- 0.0002 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, per square kilometre?
- 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 (CH4), 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 (CH4) 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.