Costa Rica vs Eswatini: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
3.53 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Eswatini
3.21 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
98th
Eswatini rank
101st
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Eswatini
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.53 tonnes per square kilometre against 3.21 tonnes per square kilometre in Eswatini, a difference of 0.32 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eswatini ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 98th and Eswatini ranks 101st of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Eswatini in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5365 tonnes per square kilometre | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6436 tonnes per square kilometre | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 2.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9521 tonnes per square kilometre | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 3.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4112 tonnes per square kilometre | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 3.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4336 tonnes per square kilometre | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 3.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6851 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1951 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Eswatini?
- Costa Rica, at 3.53 tonnes per square kilometre against 3.21 tonnes per square kilometre in Eswatini as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Eswatini?
- 0.32 tonnes per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Eswatini?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Eswatini rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 98th and Eswatini ranks 101st of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, 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 of air pollutants 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.