Costa Rica vs Malawi: Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases

Costa Rica
0.003 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.0031 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
104th
Malawi rank
103rd

Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Malawi
00.0010.0020.003199020062023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0031 kt per square kilometre against 0.003 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 104th and Malawi ranks 103rd of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.0022 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.003 kt per square kilometre 0.003 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square, Costa Rica or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.0031 kt per square kilometre against 0.003 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square between Costa Rica and Malawi?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malawi?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Malawi rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square?
Costa Rica ranks 104th and Malawi ranks 103rd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,302 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) 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.