Costa Rica vs Latvia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita
Costa Rica
0.0004 kt per person
in 2023
Latvia
0.0004 kt per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Latvia rank
45th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Latvia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0004 kt per person against 0.0004 kt per person in Latvia, a difference of 0 kt per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Latvia ranks 45th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0 kt per person | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0 kt per person | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita, Costa Rica or Latvia?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0004 kt per person against 0.0004 kt per person in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita between Costa Rica and Latvia?
- 0 kt per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latvia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Latvia rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Latvia ranks 45th 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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About this data
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.