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

Zambia, at 0.679 kt against 0.662 kt in Costa Rica as of 2023.

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

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 Zambia: Waste — Emissions (N2O)

Costa Rica

0.662 kt

in 2023

Zambia

0.679 kt

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

104th

Zambia rank

101st

Waste — Emissions (N2O) over time

Costa Rica
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.679 kt against 0.662 kt in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.017 kt.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 104th and Zambia ranks 101st of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1006 kt	0.1624 kt	0.0619 kt	Zambia
1970s	0.146 kt	0.2089 kt	0.0629 kt	Zambia
1980s	0.2098 kt	0.2415 kt	0.0317 kt	Zambia
1990s	0.3102 kt	0.295 kt	0.0152 kt	Costa Rica
2000s	0.4213 kt	0.3553 kt	0.066 kt	Costa Rica
2010s	0.5393 kt	0.5696 kt	0.0303 kt	Zambia
2020s	0.6398 kt	0.6653 kt	0.0255 kt	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Costa Rica or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.679 kt against 0.662 kt in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Costa Rica and Zambia?: 0.017 kt, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for waste — emissions?: Costa Rica ranks 104th and Zambia ranks 101st 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