Costa Rica vs Southern Africa: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time
- Costa Rica
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 66.8 kt against 38.23 kt in Southern Africa, a difference of 28.57 kt.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.7 times Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Africa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 25th and Southern Africa ranks 27th of 169 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1980s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1990s | 33.87 kt | 0.9589 kt | 32.91 kt | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 61.15 kt | 17.46 kt | 43.69 kt | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 69.85 kt | 29.79 kt | 40.06 kt | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 67.42 kt | 37.16 kt | 30.26 kt | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Costa Rica or Southern Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 66.8 kt against 38.23 kt in Southern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Costa Rica and Southern Africa?
- 28.57 kt, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Southern Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Southern Africa rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 25th and Southern Africa ranks 27th 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