Costa Rica vs Italy: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0013 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy
0.0014 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
14th
Italy rank
13th
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.0014 kt per square kilometre against 0.0013 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 14th and Italy ranks 13th of 136 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.0014 kt per square kilometre against 0.0013 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Italy?
- 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th and Italy ranks 13th of 136 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2) 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.