Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Food Processing — Emissions
Food Processing — Emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0061 kt against 0.0059 kt in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0002 kt.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 48th and Switzerland ranks 49th of 103 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0088 kt | 0.0034 kt | 0.0054 kt | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0071 kt | 0.0059 kt | 0.0012 kt | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0051 kt | 0.0061 kt | 0.001 kt | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0064 kt | 0.006 kt | 0.0004 kt | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions, Costa Rica or Switzerland?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0061 kt against 0.0059 kt in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 0.0002 kt, with Costa Rica 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 48th and Switzerland ranks 49th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (N2O). 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.