What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita between Barbados and Costa Rica?

0 kt per person, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Costa Rica: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita

Barbados

0.0004 kt per person

in 2023

Costa Rica

0.0004 kt per person

in 2023

Barbados rank

44th

Costa Rica rank

42nd

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita over time

Barbados
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0004 kt per person against 0.0004 kt per person in Barbados, a difference of 0 kt per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 44th and Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 186 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0004 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	Barbados
1970s	0.0005 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	Barbados
1980s	0.0005 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	Barbados
1990s	0.0005 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	Barbados
2000s	0.0004 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	Barbados
2010s	0.0004 kt per person	0.0004 kt per person	0 kt per person	Barbados
2020s	0.0004 kt per person	0.0004 kt per person	0 kt per person	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita, Barbados or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 0.0004 kt per person against 0.0004 kt per person in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita between Barbados and Costa Rica?: 0 kt per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?: Barbados ranks 44th and Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit: kt per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.