Costa Rica vs Panama: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate

Costa Rica
2.14 % change on previous year
in 2023
Panama
2.17 % change on previous year
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
82nd
Panama rank
80th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
-20-10010196219922023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 2.17 % change on previous year against 2.14 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Panama ranks 80th of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 5.18 % change on previous year 3.85 % change on previous year 1.33 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1970s 4.83 % change on previous year 3.95 % change on previous year 0.8766 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1980s 4.06 % change on previous year 2.68 % change on previous year 1.37 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1990s 4.59 % change on previous year 4.06 % change on previous year 0.5272 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2000s 1.09 % change on previous year 3.15 % change on previous year 2.06 % change on previous year Panama
2010s 2.95 % change on previous year 3.13 % change on previous year 0.1773 % change on previous year Panama
2020s 2.11 % change on previous year 2.24 % change on previous year 0.1316 % change on previous year Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Panama?
Panama, at 2.17 % change on previous year against 2.14 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Panama?
0.03 % change on previous year, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), annual growth rate?
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Panama ranks 80th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 14,985 data points, 1962–2023
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.