Which has higher waste — emissions, Costa Rica or Somalia?

Costa Rica, at 0.662 kt against 0.652 kt in Somalia as of 2023.

What is the difference in waste — emissions between Costa Rica and Somalia?

0.01 kt, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Somalia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Somalia: Waste — Emissions (N2O)

Costa Rica

0.662 kt

in 2023

Somalia

0.652 kt

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

104th

Somalia rank

105th

Waste — Emissions (N2O) over time

Costa Rica
Somalia

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.662 kt against 0.652 kt in Somalia, a difference of 0.01 kt.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 104th and Somalia ranks 105th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1006 kt	0.0617 kt	0.0388 kt	Costa Rica
1970s	0.146 kt	0.0919 kt	0.0541 kt	Costa Rica
1980s	0.2098 kt	0.131 kt	0.0788 kt	Costa Rica
1990s	0.3102 kt	0.1701 kt	0.1401 kt	Costa Rica
2000s	0.4213 kt	0.3093 kt	0.112 kt	Costa Rica
2010s	0.5393 kt	0.4793 kt	0.06 kt	Costa Rica
2020s	0.6398 kt	0.6185 kt	0.0212 kt	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Costa Rica or Somalia?: Costa Rica, at 0.662 kt against 0.652 kt in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Costa Rica and Somalia?: 0.01 kt, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Somalia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Somalia rank globally for waste — emissions?: Costa Rica ranks 104th and Somalia ranks 105th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Waste — Emissions (N2O)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf