Which has higher food processing — emissions, Costa Rica or Moldova?

Costa Rica, at 371.8 kt against 305.7 kt in Moldova as of 2023.

What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Costa Rica and Moldova?

66.1 kt, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Moldova?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Moldova: Food Processing — Emissions

Costa Rica

371.8 kt

in 2023

Moldova

305.7 kt

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

65th

Moldova rank

68th

Food Processing — Emissions over time

Costa Rica
Moldova

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 371.8 kt against 305.7 kt in Moldova, a difference of 66.1 kt.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Moldova's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Moldova ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 65th and Moldova ranks 68th of 112 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Moldova in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1990s	234.26 kt	447.8 kt	213.54 kt	Moldova
2000s	353.26 kt	268.13 kt	85.13 kt	Costa Rica
2010s	419.07 kt	372.76 kt	46.31 kt	Costa Rica
2020s	380.12 kt	331.38 kt	48.74 kt	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, Costa Rica or Moldova?: Costa Rica, at 371.8 kt against 305.7 kt in Moldova as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Costa Rica and Moldova?: 66.1 kt, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Moldova?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Moldova rank globally for food processing — emissions?: Costa Rica ranks 65th and Moldova ranks 68th of 112 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 145 places, 3,850 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf