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

Switzerland, at 0.671 kt against 0.662 kt in Costa Rica as of 2023.

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

0.009 kt, with Switzerland ahead.

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

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 Switzerland: Waste — Emissions (N2O)

Costa Rica

0.662 kt

in 2023

Switzerland

0.671 kt

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

104th

Switzerland rank

102nd

Waste — Emissions (N2O) over time

Costa Rica
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.671 kt against 0.662 kt in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.009 kt.

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

Costa Rica ranks 104th and Switzerland ranks 102nd of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1006 kt	0.3744 kt	0.2739 kt	Switzerland
1970s	0.146 kt	0.4425 kt	0.2965 kt	Switzerland
1980s	0.2098 kt	0.4713 kt	0.2615 kt	Switzerland
1990s	0.3102 kt	0.5131 kt	0.2029 kt	Switzerland
2000s	0.4213 kt	0.5592 kt	0.1379 kt	Switzerland
2010s	0.5393 kt	0.6052 kt	0.0659 kt	Switzerland
2020s	0.6398 kt	0.6583 kt	0.0185 kt	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Costa Rica or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.671 kt against 0.662 kt in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Costa Rica and Switzerland?: 0.009 kt, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for waste — emissions?: Costa Rica ranks 104th and Switzerland ranks 102nd 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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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