Costa Rica vs Portugal: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0465 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0484 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Portugal rank
40th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.0484 kt per square kilometre against 0.0465 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0019 kt per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 40th of 186 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 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | 0.0428 kt per square kilometre | 0.0364 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | 0.0518 kt per square kilometre | 0.0415 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | 0.0562 kt per square kilometre | 0.0409 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0244 kt per square kilometre | 0.0669 kt per square kilometre | 0.0425 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.032 kt per square kilometre | 0.0629 kt per square kilometre | 0.0309 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0385 kt per square kilometre | 0.0429 kt per square kilometre | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0452 kt per square kilometre | 0.0466 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
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 Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.0484 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 Portugal?
- 0.0019 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 (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 40th 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.