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

0.0001 kt per person, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

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 United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Costa Rica

0.0005 kt per person

in 2023

United States

0.0004 kt per person

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

37th

United States rank

40th

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

Costa Rica
United States

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0005 kt per person against 0.0004 kt per person in United States, a difference of 0.0001 kt per person.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 37th and United States ranks 40th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0002 kt per person	0.0009 kt per person	0.0007 kt per person	United States
1970s	0.0003 kt per person	0.0011 kt per person	0.0008 kt per person	United States
1980s	0.0003 kt per person	0.001 kt per person	0.0007 kt per person	United States
1990s	0.0004 kt per person	0.0008 kt per person	0.0005 kt per person	United States
2000s	0.0004 kt per person	0.0006 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	United States
2010s	0.0004 kt per person	0.0004 kt per person	0 kt per person	United States
2020s	0.0005 kt per person	0.0004 kt per person	0 kt per person	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Costa Rica or United States?: Costa Rica, at 0.0005 kt per person against 0.0004 kt per person in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Costa Rica and United States?: 0.0001 kt per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 37th and United States ranks 40th 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.