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

Costa Rica
0.0034 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
0.0035 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Qatar rank
39th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Qatar
00.0010.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.0035 kt per square kilometre against 0.0034 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

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

Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Qatar ranks 39th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0022 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.0026 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Qatar

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 Qatar?
Qatar, at 0.0035 kt per square kilometre against 0.0034 kt per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Qatar?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Qatar?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Qatar rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Qatar ranks 39th 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.