Australia vs Costa Rica: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Australia
0.0005 kt per person
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.0005 kt per person
in 2023
Australia rank
35th
Costa Rica rank
37th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Costa Rica
00.0010.0010.0010.001196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0005 kt per person against 0.0005 kt per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 kt per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 35th and Costa Rica ranks 37th of 186 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person Australia
1970s 0.0012 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person Australia
1980s 0.0012 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person Australia
1990s 0.001 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person Australia
2000s 0.0008 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person Australia
2010s 0.0006 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person Australia
2020s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0 kt per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Australia or Costa Rica?
Australia, at 0.0005 kt per person against 0.0005 kt per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Australia and Costa Rica?
0 kt per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Australia ranks 35th and Costa Rica ranks 37th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.