Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.0034 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica
0.0034 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Jamaica rank
44th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Jamaica
00.0010.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0034 kt per square kilometre against 0.0034 kt per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 0 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Jamaica ranks 44th of 186 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre Jamaica
1970s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre Jamaica
1980s 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0026 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre Jamaica
1990s 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 0.0022 kt per square kilometre 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
Costa Rica, at 0.0034 kt per square kilometre against 0.0034 kt per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
0 kt per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Jamaica ranks 44th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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 N2O (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 N2O (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.