Costa Rica vs Portugal: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0013 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0022 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
14th
Portugal rank
11th
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.0022 kt per square kilometre against 0.0013 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0009 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.7 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 14th and Portugal ranks 11th of 136 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.0022 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 Portugal?
- 0.0009 kt per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th and Portugal ranks 11th 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.