Costa Rica vs United Kingdom: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0465 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.0461 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
43rd
United Kingdom rank
44th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0465 kt per square kilometre against 0.0461 kt per square kilometre in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0004 kt per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 44th of 186 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | 0.1886 kt per square kilometre | 0.1821 kt per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | 0.2223 kt per square kilometre | 0.212 kt per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | 0.2215 kt per square kilometre | 0.2062 kt per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.0244 kt per square kilometre | 0.2543 kt per square kilometre | 0.2299 kt per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.032 kt per square kilometre | 0.148 kt per square kilometre | 0.116 kt per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.0385 kt per square kilometre | 0.0524 kt per square kilometre | 0.0139 kt per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.0452 kt per square kilometre | 0.0467 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
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 United Kingdom?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0465 kt per square kilometre against 0.0461 kt per square kilometre in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and United Kingdom?
- 0.0004 kt per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 44th 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.