Costa Rica vs Eastern Asia: Waste — Emissions Share
Costa Rica
0.82 %
in 2023
Eastern Asia
0.06 %
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
6th
Eastern Asia rank
8th
Waste — Emissions Share over time
- Costa Rica
- Eastern Asia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.82 % against 0.06 % in Eastern Asia, a difference of 0.76 %.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 13.7 times Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eastern Asia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Eastern Asia ranks 8th of 159 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.89 % | 0.12 % | 3.77 % | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.24 % | 0.1 % | 1.14 % | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.91 % | 0.07 % | 2.84 % | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9725 % | 0.065 % | 0.9075 % | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions share, Costa Rica or Eastern Asia?
- Costa Rica, at 0.82 % against 0.06 % in Eastern Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Costa Rica and Eastern Asia?
- 0.76 %, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Eastern Asia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Eastern Asia rank globally for waste — emissions share?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th and Eastern Asia ranks 8th of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (CO2). 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.