What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Costa Rica and Fiji?

0 kt per person, with Fiji ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Fiji?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

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

Costa Rica

0.0005 kt per person

in 2023

Fiji

0.0005 kt per person

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

37th

Fiji rank

34th

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

Costa Rica
Fiji

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 37th and Fiji ranks 34th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Fiji in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Fiji	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0002 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	0 kt per person	Fiji
1970s	0.0003 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	0 kt per person	Fiji
1980s	0.0003 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	0 kt per person	Fiji
1990s	0.0004 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	0 kt per person	Costa Rica
2000s	0.0004 kt per person	0.0004 kt per person	0 kt per person	Costa Rica
2010s	0.0004 kt per person	0.0004 kt per person	0 kt per person	Fiji
2020s	0.0005 kt per person	0.0005 kt per person	0 kt per person	Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Costa Rica or Fiji?: Fiji, 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 Costa Rica and Fiji?: 0 kt per person, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Fiji?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Fiji rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 37th and Fiji ranks 34th 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: 21 September 2026

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.