Costa Rica vs Northern America: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time
- Costa Rica
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 110.41 kt against 66.8 kt in Costa Rica, a difference of 43.61 kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 1.7 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 25th and Northern America ranks 25th of 169 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 0 kt | 95.54 kt | 95.54 kt | Northern America |
| 1980s | 0 kt | 109.09 kt | 109.09 kt | Northern America |
| 1990s | 33.87 kt | 148.07 kt | 114.2 kt | Northern America |
| 2000s | 61.15 kt | 176.35 kt | 115.2 kt | Northern America |
| 2010s | 69.85 kt | 129.85 kt | 60 kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 67.42 kt | 118.4 kt | 50.97 kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Costa Rica or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 110.41 kt against 66.8 kt in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Costa Rica and Northern America?
- 43.61 kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Northern America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Northern America rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 25th and Northern America ranks 25th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf