Costa Rica vs Hungary: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.0418 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Hungary
0.0408 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Hungary rank
45th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Hungary
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0418 kt per square kilometre against 0.0408 kt per square kilometre in Hungary, a difference of 0.001 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hungary ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Hungary ranks 45th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Hungary in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Hungary Difference Ahead
1960s 0.006 kt per square kilometre 0.0414 kt per square kilometre 0.0355 kt per square kilometre Hungary
1970s 0.0095 kt per square kilometre 0.0517 kt per square kilometre 0.0422 kt per square kilometre Hungary
1980s 0.0142 kt per square kilometre 0.054 kt per square kilometre 0.0398 kt per square kilometre Hungary
1990s 0.0221 kt per square kilometre 0.0585 kt per square kilometre 0.0364 kt per square kilometre Hungary
2000s 0.0286 kt per square kilometre 0.0525 kt per square kilometre 0.0239 kt per square kilometre Hungary
2010s 0.0343 kt per square kilometre 0.0375 kt per square kilometre 0.0032 kt per square kilometre Hungary
2020s 0.0405 kt per square kilometre 0.04 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica

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 Hungary?
Costa Rica, at 0.0418 kt per square kilometre against 0.0408 kt per square kilometre in Hungary as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Hungary?
0.001 kt per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hungary?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Hungary rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Hungary ranks 45th 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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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
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

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.