Costa Rica vs Japan: Waste — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate

Costa Rica
-0.5952 % change on previous year
in 2023
Japan
-1.53 % change on previous year
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
124th
Japan rank
126th

Waste — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Japan
-20-1001020197119972023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports -0.5952 % change on previous year against -1.53 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0.9348 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 124th and Japan ranks 126th of 157 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 8.14 % change on previous year 5.06 % change on previous year 3.08 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2000s 4.14 % change on previous year -1.82 % change on previous year 5.95 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2010s -0.0703 % change on previous year -0.1941 % change on previous year 0.1238 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2020s -0.6263 % change on previous year -4.57 % change on previous year 3.94 % change on previous year Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Japan?
Costa Rica, at -0.5952 % change on previous year against -1.53 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Japan?
0.9348 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for waste — emissions (co2), annual growth rate?
Costa Rica ranks 124th and Japan ranks 126th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 8,415 data points, 1971–2023
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (CO2). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.