Costa Rica vs Georgia: Waste — Emissions per capita
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Georgia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.47 t CO2eq/cap against 0.44 t CO2eq/cap in Georgia, a difference of 0.03 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Georgia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Georgia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 41st and Georgia ranks 44th of 222 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Georgia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Georgia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3625 t CO2eq/cap | 0.3387 t CO2eq/cap | 0.0237 t CO2eq/cap | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.388 t CO2eq/cap | 0.398 t CO2eq/cap | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | Georgia |
| 2010s | 0.411 t CO2eq/cap | 0.408 t CO2eq/cap | 0.003 t CO2eq/cap | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.455 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4375 t CO2eq/cap | 0.0175 t CO2eq/cap | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Costa Rica or Georgia?
- Costa Rica, at 0.47 t CO2eq/cap against 0.44 t CO2eq/cap in Georgia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Costa Rica and Georgia?
- 0.03 t CO2eq/cap, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Georgia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Georgia rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st and Georgia ranks 44th 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.