Costa Rica vs India: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0465 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
India
0.0475 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
43rd
India rank
41st
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.0475 kt per square kilometre against 0.0465 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.001 kt per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and India ranks 41st of 186 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | 0.0167 kt per square kilometre | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | 0.0197 kt per square kilometre | 0.0094 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | 0.0235 kt per square kilometre | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 0.0244 kt per square kilometre | 0.028 kt per square kilometre | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 0.032 kt per square kilometre | 0.0342 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 0.0385 kt per square kilometre | 0.0416 kt per square kilometre | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 0.0452 kt per square kilometre | 0.0465 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or India?
- India, at 0.0475 kt per square kilometre against 0.0465 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and India?
- 0.001 kt per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and India rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and India ranks 41st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.