Costa Rica vs Cuba: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0418 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Cuba
0.0426 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Cuba rank
41st
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.0426 kt per square kilometre against 0.0418 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0008 kt per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Cuba ranks 41st of 186 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0197 kt per square kilometre | 0.0137 kt per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0.0095 kt per square kilometre | 0.0269 kt per square kilometre | 0.0174 kt per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.0142 kt per square kilometre | 0.0336 kt per square kilometre | 0.0194 kt per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.0221 kt per square kilometre | 0.0346 kt per square kilometre | 0.0125 kt per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.0286 kt per square kilometre | 0.0371 kt per square kilometre | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.0343 kt per square kilometre | 0.0402 kt per square kilometre | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.0405 kt per square kilometre | 0.0423 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 0.0426 kt per square kilometre against 0.0418 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 0.0008 kt per square kilometre, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Cuba ranks 41st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (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.