Costa Rica vs Rwanda: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0418 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.0412 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Rwanda rank
44th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Rwanda
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0418 kt per square kilometre against 0.0412 kt per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0006 kt per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 44th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | 0.0095 kt per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.0095 kt per square kilometre | 0.0172 kt per square kilometre | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.0142 kt per square kilometre | 0.0172 kt per square kilometre | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.0221 kt per square kilometre | 0.0152 kt per square kilometre | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0286 kt per square kilometre | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0343 kt per square kilometre | 0.0322 kt per square kilometre | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0405 kt per square kilometre | 0.0397 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 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 Rwanda?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0418 kt per square kilometre against 0.0412 kt per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Rwanda?
- 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Rwanda rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 44th 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.