Costa Rica vs Rwanda: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.0015 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.0015 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Rwanda rank
44th

Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Rwanda
00.0010.0010.002196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0015 kt per square kilometre against 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0 kt per square kilometre.

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

Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 44th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 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 waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Rwanda?
Costa Rica, at 0.0015 kt per square kilometre against 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Rwanda?
0 kt per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Rwanda rank globally for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 44th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.