Costa Rica vs Tonga: Waste — Emissions Share
Costa Rica
34.29 %
in 2023
Tonga
34.8 %
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
69th
Tonga rank
67th
Waste — Emissions Share over time
- Costa Rica
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 34.8 % against 34.29 % in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.51 %.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tonga ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 69th and Tonga ranks 67th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.52 % | 31.46 % | 5.94 % | Tonga |
| 2000s | 36.91 % | 32.91 % | 3.99 % | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 37.92 % | 33.86 % | 4.06 % | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 36.58 % | 34.63 % | 1.95 % | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions share, Costa Rica or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 34.8 % against 34.29 % in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Costa Rica and Tonga?
- 0.51 %, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tonga?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Tonga rank globally for waste — emissions share?
- Costa Rica ranks 69th and Tonga ranks 67th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). 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.