Which has higher solid food waste — emissions, Costa Rica or Panama?

Panama, at 45.87 kt against 45.54 kt in Costa Rica as of 2023.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Panama: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4)

Costa Rica

45.54 kt

in 2023

Panama

45.87 kt

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

91st

Panama rank

88th

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time

Costa Rica
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 45.87 kt against 45.54 kt in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.33 kt.

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

Costa Rica ranks 91st and Panama ranks 88th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1990s	41.48 kt	41.71 kt	0.2288 kt	Panama
2000s	43.02 kt	42.92 kt	0.0969 kt	Costa Rica
2010s	44.69 kt	44.84 kt	0.1541 kt	Panama
2020s	45.35 kt	45.68 kt	0.3335 kt	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher solid food waste — emissions, Costa Rica or Panama?: Panama, at 45.87 kt against 45.54 kt in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions between Costa Rica and Panama?: 0.33 kt, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for solid food waste — emissions?: Costa Rica ranks 91st and Panama ranks 88th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 227 places, 7,442 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.