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
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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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.