Costa Rica vs Turkey: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.0127 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey
0.0128 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
64th
Turkey rank
63rd

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Turkey
0.0040.0060.0080.010.0120.014199020062023

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.0128 kt per square kilometre against 0.0127 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkey ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 64th and Turkey ranks 63rd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0053 kt per square kilometre 0.0044 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0085 kt per square kilometre 0.0054 kt per square kilometre 0.0031 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.0118 kt per square kilometre 0.0093 kt per square kilometre 0.0025 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0123 kt per square kilometre 0.0124 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Turkey?
Turkey, at 0.0128 kt per square kilometre against 0.0127 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Turkey?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Turkey?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Turkey rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 64th and Turkey ranks 63rd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (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 Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,546 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (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.