Australia vs Costa Rica: Waste — Emissions per capita
Australia
0.48 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.47 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Australia rank
39th
Costa Rica rank
41st
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.48 t CO2eq/cap against 0.47 t CO2eq/cap in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 t CO2eq/cap.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 39th and Costa Rica ranks 41st of 222 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 t CO2eq/cap | 0.355 t CO2eq/cap | 0.659 t CO2eq/cap | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.762 t CO2eq/cap | 0.388 t CO2eq/cap | 0.374 t CO2eq/cap | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.579 t CO2eq/cap | 0.411 t CO2eq/cap | 0.168 t CO2eq/cap | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.4875 t CO2eq/cap | 0.455 t CO2eq/cap | 0.0325 t CO2eq/cap | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Australia or Costa Rica?
- Australia, at 0.48 t CO2eq/cap against 0.47 t CO2eq/cap in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 0.01 t CO2eq/cap, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- Australia ranks 39th and Costa Rica ranks 41st of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.