Costa Rica vs Rwanda: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0465 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.0469 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Rwanda rank
42nd
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.0469 kt per square kilometre against 0.0465 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0004 kt per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 42nd of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | 0.0165 kt per square kilometre | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | 0.0187 kt per square kilometre | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | 0.0192 kt per square kilometre | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.0244 kt per square kilometre | 0.017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.032 kt per square kilometre | 0.0258 kt per square kilometre | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0385 kt per square kilometre | 0.0369 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0452 kt per square kilometre | 0.0452 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Rwanda |
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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.0469 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 Rwanda?
- 0.0004 kt per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Rwanda rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 42nd 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.