Costa Rica vs Southern Africa: Rice — Emissions intensity, annual growth rate

Costa Rica
50.79 % change on previous year
in 2023
Southern Africa
-0.6244 % change on previous year
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
8th
Southern Africa rank
11th

Rice — Emissions intensity, annual growth rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Southern Africa
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 50.79 % change on previous year against -0.6244 % change on previous year in Southern Africa, a difference of 51.41 % change on previous year.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 81.3 times Southern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 32 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 8th and Southern Africa ranks 11th of 130 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Southern Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4862 % change on previous year -4.59 % change on previous year 5.08 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1970s -2.93 % change on previous year 1.02 % change on previous year 3.95 % change on previous year Southern Africa
1980s 4.1 % change on previous year 0.8943 % change on previous year 3.21 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1990s -1.25 % change on previous year 6.35 % change on previous year 7.6 % change on previous year Southern Africa
2000s -1.18 % change on previous year -2.23 % change on previous year 1.05 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2010s 6.25 % change on previous year -1.44 % change on previous year 7.69 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2020s 14.45 % change on previous year -0.6504 % change on previous year 15.1 % change on previous year Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — emissions intensity, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Southern Africa?
Costa Rica, at 50.79 % change on previous year against -0.6244 % change on previous year in Southern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — emissions intensity, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Southern Africa?
51.41 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Southern Africa?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Southern Africa rank globally for rice — emissions intensity, annual growth rate?
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Southern Africa ranks 11th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Emissions intensity, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Emissions intensity, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
159 places, 9,012 data points, 1962–2023
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Rice — Emissions intensity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.