Costa Rica vs Portugal: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0418 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0434 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Portugal rank
40th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.0434 kt per square kilometre against 0.0418 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0016 kt per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 40th of 186 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0414 kt per square kilometre | 0.0355 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0095 kt per square kilometre | 0.0483 kt per square kilometre | 0.0388 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0142 kt per square kilometre | 0.0522 kt per square kilometre | 0.038 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0221 kt per square kilometre | 0.0624 kt per square kilometre | 0.0403 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0286 kt per square kilometre | 0.0583 kt per square kilometre | 0.0297 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0343 kt per square kilometre | 0.0383 kt per square kilometre | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0405 kt per square kilometre | 0.0416 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
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 Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.0434 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 Portugal?
- 0.0016 kt per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 40th 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.