Costa Rica vs Tonga: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
3.53 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Tonga
3.38 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
98th
Tonga rank
99th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Tonga
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.53 tonnes per square kilometre against 3.38 tonnes per square kilometre in Tonga, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 98th and Tonga ranks 99th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6393 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7311 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6866 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3279 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0862 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5364 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4129 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0228 tonnes per square kilometre | Tonga |
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 Tonga?
- Costa Rica, at 3.53 tonnes per square kilometre against 3.38 tonnes per square kilometre in Tonga as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Tonga?
- 0.15 tonnes per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tonga?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Tonga rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 98th and Tonga ranks 99th 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.