Costa Rica vs Tonga: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre (CH4)
Costa Rica
0.0028 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga
0.0033 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
20th
Tonga rank
17th
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre (CH4) over time
- Costa Rica
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.0033 kt per square kilometre against 0.0028 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0005 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 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | Tonga |
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 Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.0033 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 Tonga?
- 0.0005 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, per square kilometre?
- 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 (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.