Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Food Processing — Emissions
Food Processing — Emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0442 kt against 0.0407 kt in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0035 kt.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 49th and Switzerland ranks 46th of 103 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0661 kt | 0.0317 kt | 0.0344 kt | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.05 kt | 0.0455 kt | 0.0044 kt | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0323 kt | 0.0484 kt | 0.0161 kt | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.043 kt | 0.046 kt | 0.0031 kt | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions, Costa Rica or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0442 kt against 0.0407 kt in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 0.0035 kt, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for food processing — emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th and Switzerland ranks 46th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.