Costa Rica vs Nepal: Waste — Emissions Share

Costa Rica
0.82 %
in 2023
Nepal
0.67 %
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
6th
Nepal rank
9th

Waste — Emissions Share over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nepal
-1001020199020062023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.82 % against 0.67 % in Nepal, a difference of 0.15 %.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nepal ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 6th and Nepal ranks 9th of 148 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nepal Difference Ahead
1990s 3.89 % 1.04 % 2.85 % Costa Rica
2000s 1.24 % 1.91 % 0.666 % Nepal
2010s 2.91 % 0.624 % 2.29 % Costa Rica
2020s 0.9725 % 0.6225 % 0.35 % Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions share, Costa Rica or Nepal?
Costa Rica, at 0.82 % against 0.67 % in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Costa Rica and Nepal?
0.15 %, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nepal?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Nepal rank globally for waste — emissions share?
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Nepal ranks 9th of 148 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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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
181 places, 6,013 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.