Costa Rica vs India: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0418 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
India
0.0419 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
43rd
India rank
42nd
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.0419 kt per square kilometre against 0.0418 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and India ranks 42nd of 186 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | 0.0094 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 0.0095 kt per square kilometre | 0.0179 kt per square kilometre | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 0.0142 kt per square kilometre | 0.0211 kt per square kilometre | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 0.0221 kt per square kilometre | 0.0248 kt per square kilometre | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 0.0286 kt per square kilometre | 0.0304 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 0.0343 kt per square kilometre | 0.0368 kt per square kilometre | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 0.0405 kt per square kilometre | 0.041 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | India |
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 India?
- India, at 0.0419 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 India?
- 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and India rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and India ranks 42nd 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.