Costa Rica vs Spain: Waste — Emissions Share
Costa Rica
0.82 %
in 2023
Spain
1.79 %
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
6th
Spain rank
4th
Waste — Emissions Share over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.79 % against 0.82 % in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.97 %.
That makes Spain's figure about 2.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Spain ranks 4th of 148 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.89 % | 1.4 % | 2.49 % | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.24 % | 1.07 % | 0.168 % | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.91 % | 1.31 % | 1.6 % | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9725 % | 1.77 % | 0.8 % | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions share, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.79 % against 0.82 % in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 0.97 %, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for waste — emissions share?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th and Spain ranks 4th 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.