Costa Rica vs United States: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per capita

Costa Rica
0 kt per person
in 2023
United States
0 kt per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
42nd
United States rank
43rd

Waste — Emissions (CH4), per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • United States
0000196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0 kt per person against 0 kt per person in United States, a difference of 0 kt per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 42nd and United States ranks 43rd of 186 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person United States
1970s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person United States
1980s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person United States
1990s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person United States
2000s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person United States
2010s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person United States
2020s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (ch4), per capita, Costa Rica or United States?
Costa Rica, at 0 kt per person against 0 kt per person in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (ch4), per capita between Costa Rica and United States?
0 kt per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for waste — emissions (ch4), per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and United States ranks 43rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CH4), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CH4) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.